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The 786 chronicle

Written by Toxic from the blog On the Road...and then sum on 22 Jul 2008
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Usually people choose their names, their family members' names or they try to write a sentence using as few letters as possible when they personalise their plates.

Like :

brother man wasn't impressed with me taking pix of his car. Nxxx

Or they add the numbers 000, 007, 111 or 123. Or they use letters they associate with their religion e.g the AUM kind.

I can kinda guess that AUM has to do with some religion seeing as there used to be a programme called AUM just before 6pm on SABC. Don't know if that programme is still on. It's basically a religious programme started off by the AAAAUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM sound, followed by a man with the Koran.

At first the 786 number was a normal random number UNTIL I saw three other cars with the same number (different letters of course) and then i began to wonder (obviously). What's this about and the more i wondered the more cars i saw with those numbers. Dunno what Law this is but it always happens that the minute you start paying attention to something specific, it seems you can never get it out of your sight...

Every single car i have seen/snapped with the 786 combination in the registration plate is driven by an Indian person. I first thought it was on cars of people from the same family and all but then it is beginning to look like it could have some significance. So if there is anyone that can help me unravel this mystery I would be most grateful. What does the 786 number mean? What are its origins? Are there any other places this number is displayed?

Exhibits below:

Not just on new models..............

Not just on black cars............

And it's not just on BMWs.........

24 Comments

tha - bang
21 Jul 2008 06:33

unfortuneatly i dont knw what 786 means dont you have indian friends from durban cause they are ussually know things like this?best of luck

Renegade
21 Jul 2008 06:51

"Personalised number plates within the Asian community have also become very popular, 786 is a very much sought after Muslim number, "786" is the total value of the letters of "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" and has been adopted for a long time and the majority of the Ummah is still indulged in it inadvertently. Apart from the common folk, the scholars also heed no attention towards it and to avoid disrespect to the Holy Words they use it in their letters and documents. They adopt it as 'correct' and 'better' way to invite Allah's blessings and have also started replacing the Holy Words by this number on their houses, offices, buildings, and of course personalised number plates." Source

Anyway, I still don't get personalising number plates, and yet my "amper boyfriend" has his personalised, i should ask him why.

Toxic
21 Jul 2008 07:01

Thanks Rene!!!

Molilo
21 Jul 2008 07:13

Thank you Toxic for this blog.

I c u cannot be separated from ur camera u so love number plates.
Nna I cram ppl's number plates and every time I look at a car I first check the registartion
One time I told a colleagues his friend is in the building, that person was suspended from work, he came for his case and the friend said I am lying and I told him I saw his car he said to me but there r a lot of those cars here and I said but he is the only one with that registration and he was so damn suprised coz I am not even a friend of that person he does not even know I exist for that matter.
So i am so hooked with registrations

belz
21 Jul 2008 07:23

I also dont understand this number plate personalising thing, i saw a very hot brother the other day, kodwa was so turned off when he drove off and his plate was "pornstar" WTF!!!

Toxic
21 Jul 2008 07:27

Molilo, yeah i do that as well mara this one isn't abt personalised plates...it's about the 786 number.

Molilo
21 Jul 2008 07:30

Sorry Tox I thought Rene answered ur question

Renegade
21 Jul 2008 07:32

i saw a very hot brother the other day, kodwa was so turned off when he drove off and his plate was "pornstar"

Hai bo Belz, say it aint so!

Molilo
21 Jul 2008 07:33

U can alkso check the link 4 some light

http://www.myummah.co.za/cms/story.php?title=What-is-786

Fluffy Head
21 Jul 2008 07:35

786 = A number representin a holy muslim phrase: - In the name of Allah God, Most beneficient, Most Merciful.

Toxic
21 Jul 2008 07:39

Sorry Tox I thought Rene answered ur question

Molilo, my response was in response to this comment:
c u cannot be separated from ur camera u so love number plates.

wabona?

Toxic
21 Jul 2008 07:43

Whosoever uses 786 with the intention to obtaining Almighty Allah's blessings, is a misguided person and any attempt to justify it, is steeped in gross ignorance and Bidah.

From Fluffy's link. Eintlik the author is saying what 786 is NOT and not what it IS so i guess it's a case of the urban legend.

Fluffy Head
21 Jul 2008 07:45

Toxic: Mara you must stop stalking people...Some people might nto appreciate their registration numbers and cars on the net..(Just saying)

Nonny
21 Jul 2008 07:47

Nice article Tox, in my personal opionion, in most cases ama attention seekers anama personalized plates.

belz
21 Jul 2008 07:47

Rene: im serious, was so disgusted!!! 786 - Tox i'll start opening my eyes in traffic,this 786 is interesting.

Fluffy Head
21 Jul 2008 07:48

Toxic: Molilo's link

The source is a blog and all based on opinion-admitted guy sounds Muslim quoting Quran...
Like you said most owners of the 786 cars are Indian....and (sorry to generalise) most Indians are Muslim or some other form of it....So you do the math

Nonny
21 Jul 2008 07:49

opinion I know Carino...........

Toxic
21 Jul 2008 07:57

Oh sorry Molilo, thought Fluffy posted the link.

Toxic: Mara you must stop stalking people...Some people might nto appreciate their registration numbers and cars on the net..(Just saying)

Fluffy, nna i believe reg plates are out there just like billboards and traffic signs and therefore they are public 'reading material'. The guy in the Entle car wasnt pleased with me taking that pic. He actually got out of his car and asked why i was taking a pic of his car. Anyway, i think my reg plate angle is done FOR NOW.

Molilo
21 Jul 2008 08:03

I am also going to be in the look out for the 786 number and check which group has them from now on. Thanx Tox for the enlightment

Toxic
21 Jul 2008 08:10

sure Molilo. I saw one ko grahamstown mara i was too slow to snap it!

Dimago
24 Jul 2008 03:49

Heheehe Tox i see you didn't mention the fact that you ran after a car in Grahamstown trying to take a picture of thiss 786 business...eish, talk about obsession or is it passion?

LM
24 Jul 2008 10:24

LMAO

eish-bo
24 Jul 2008 11:56

yep some time back i also took notice of these 786 reg plates, i thought maybe it was a muslim family eloaded u know these ppl...

Toxic
25 Jul 2008 01:48

Dimago, mara can't u be diplomatic?? Akere i said i was too slow to snap it!

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