The letter is a unit; and if the hamza is written alone, it is also counted as a letter; so the word "shay'" (شيء) is three letters; and so is the word "dif'" (دفء); as for a word like "istahzi'" (استهزئ), it is only six letters; noting that the hamza is written on the yaa'; unlike the word "shani'" (شنيء) in which the hamza is written alone.

- A word like "al-siyam" (الصيام) is six letters; but a word like "al-khirra" (الآخرة) as it is written in the Mushaf is seven letters; because the hamza is written between the lam and the alif; unlike the hamza in the word "al-siyam" in which the hamza is written on the alif; and this is easy to understand when you narrate the two words from the "al-musta'arifin"; for the word "al-siyam" is four letters; and the word "al-akhira" is five letters.

- A word like "ahsahum" (أحصاهم) is six letters; if it is written like this "ahsahum" (أحصهم) it is five letters; because it is written in the Uthmani Mushaf like this "ahsahihim" (أحصيهم) but without dots; and thus it is six letters; because we count the fathah, the alif, and the raa'; and this applies to the word "ahsaha" (أحصاها) and its like, as it is written in the Uthmani Mushaf like this "ahsaha" (أحصاها) but without dots; meaning six letters.

- It is not necessary to point out that the current Mushaf; which conforms to the narration of Hafs; may differ in its writing in some letters; and this is in specific places; and this is due to the preference of the committee supervising the printing of the Mushaf; and what we see is that this slight difference is due to the difference in the writing of the Mushafs in light of what the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, permitted in terms of writing and revelation; as is the case with the difference in readings.

- The value of the number of years; The calculation of the "tajsim" is to give each letter of the letters of Abjad Hawaz a value; and it is a calculation that was refined in antiquity, as we mentioned before; and the Muslims used it in dating events; and we have two preliminary observations about this numerical evaluation of the letter: Click here to return to the index Page 109 Al-Tibyan fi Mawakit Hawadith Akhir al-Zaman