"certainly, the muslims, from their esoteric study of divine names in the kabbalah, filled with horrifying superstitions, derive this number from the divine name, written as  (allah), in their method, resulting in this number as you see it resolved:" (there is a table showing arabic letters with their numerical equivalents in the kabbalistic system) "it is, however, this name derived from the initial letters of the divine names, which signifies 'promise, exaltation, sponsor,' as shown in the following example. then they fashion their magical seals in the same way as the saracenic (arab-islamic) kabbalah, which oedipus aegyptiacus has often presented as full of mysteries." (arabic text of divine names with translations follows)   (wahid) - unity   (subhan) - exalted   (al-sami) - all-hearing   (al-wa'd) - promise commentary "but indeed, all these things are nothing but foolishness and superstitious vanities. they mix sacred and profane, good and evil, with ease, never hesitating to place the grossest absurdities alongside the most mysterious things. therefore, i shall allow readers to evaluate these matters and judge the abundant vanity in the following examples, which can serve as material for reasoning." chapter iv on the ancient latin arithmetic notes and their origin & structure "a dual form of numbering existed among the latins in ancient times, which they used for arithmetical writing. one was the earlier form, while the other was introduced later, and we shall distinguish between these two."
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