The reason for writing 786
Question
Question: A Hindu asks: “You write the number 786 and say that it is the numerical value of ‘Bismillah’.” The request is: what is the answer to this?
Answer
If 786 is the numerical value of “Bismillah”, then what is the objection to it, so that an answer to it may be given?
Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya
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