The 16 figures of Ilm al-Raml

Every geomancy chart is made from sixteen figures. Each is a stack of four rows, and each row has one dot or two. Here they are in the order taught in The Master of Geomancy. Rows read from top to bottom.

1. No. 1

   Yussif

   Fire
2. No. 2

   Adam

   Fire
3. No. 3

   Mahadi

   Air
4. No. 4

   Iddris

   Water
5. No. 5

   Ibrahim

   Water
6. No. 6

   Issah

   Water
7. No. 7

   Umar

   Air
8. No. 8

   Ayuba

   Sand / Earth
9. No. 9

   Kalla Allahu

   Fire
10. No. 10

    Sulemana

    Sand / Earth
11. No. 11

    Ali

    Air
12. No. 12

    Nuhu

    Air
13. No. 13

    Hassan & Hussein

    Water
14. No. 14

    Yunus

    Sand / Earth
15. No. 15

    Usman

    Sand / Earth
16. No. 16

    Musah

    Fire

What do they mean?

Every figure has its own character, and its message changes with the house it lands in and the question you ask. Those meanings are what The Master of Geomancy teaches.

Cast a free chart to see which figures appear in yours.

The full meanings and methods are in The Master of Geomancy and Kanzul Mikban.

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