diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiditst.c b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiditst.c
index 55c1c6c6074..2352769b276 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiditst.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiditst.c
@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ static void doArabicShapingTestForBug5421(void);
 
 static void doArabicShapingTestForBug8703(void);
 
+static void doArabicShapingTestForBug9024(void);
+
 static void testReorder(void);
 
+static void testReorderArabicMathSymbols(void);
+
 static void testFailureRecovery(void);
 
 static void testMultipleParagraphs(void);
@@ -134,7 +138,8 @@ addComplexTest(TestNode** root) {
     addTest(root, doArabicShapingTestForBug5421, "complex/arabic-shaping/bug-5421");
     addTest(root, doTailTest, "complex/arabic-shaping/tailtest");
 	addTest(root, doArabicShapingTestForBug8703, "complex/arabic-shaping/bug-8703");
-	
+	addTest(root, testReorderArabicMathSymbols, "complex/bidi/bug-9024");
+	addTest(root, doArabicShapingTestForBug9024, "complex/arabic-shaping/bug-9024");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -889,6 +894,134 @@ testReorder(void) {
     log_verbose("\nExiting TestReorder\n\n");
 }
 
+static void
+testReorderArabicMathSymbols(void) {
+    static const UChar logicalOrder[][MAXLEN]={
+        /* Arabic mathematical Symbols 0x1EE00 - 0x1EE1B */
+        {0xD83B, 0xDE00, 0xD83B, 0xDE01, 0xD83B, 0xDE02, 0xD83B, 0xDE03, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE24, 0xD83B, 0xDE05, 0xD83B, 0xDE06, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE07, 0xD83B, 0xDE08, 0xD83B, 0xDE09, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE0A, 0xD83B, 0xDE0B, 0xD83B, 0xDE0C, 0xD83B, 0xDE0D, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE0E, 0xD83B, 0xDE0F, 0xD83B, 0xDE10, 0xD83B, 0xDE11, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE12, 0xD83B, 0xDE13, 0xD83B, 0xDE14, 0xD83B, 0xDE15, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE16, 0xD83B, 0xDE17, 0xD83B, 0xDE18, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE19, 0xD83B, 0xDE1A, 0xD83B, 0xDE1B},
+        /* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Looped Symbols, 0x1EE80 - 0x1EE9B */
+        {0xD83B, 0xDE80, 0xD83B, 0xDE81, 0xD83B, 0xDE82, 0xD83B, 0xDE83, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE84, 0xD83B, 0xDE85, 0xD83B, 0xDE86, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE87, 0xD83B, 0xDE88, 0xD83B, 0xDE89, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE8B, 0xD83B, 0xDE8C, 0xD83B, 0xDE8D, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE8E, 0xD83B, 0xDE8F, 0xD83B, 0xDE90, 0xD83B, 0xDE91, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE92, 0xD83B, 0xDE93, 0xD83B, 0xDE94, 0xD83B, 0xDE95, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE96, 0xD83B, 0xDE97, 0xD83B, 0xDE98, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE99, 0xD83B, 0xDE9A, 0xD83B, 0xDE9B},
+        /* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Double-struck Symbols, 0x1EEA1 - 0x1EEBB */
+        {0xD83B, 0xDEA1, 0xD83B, 0xDEA2, 0xD83B, 0xDEA3, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDEA5, 0xD83B, 0xDEA6, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDEA7, 0xD83B, 0xDEA8, 0xD83B, 0xDEA9, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDEAB, 0xD83B, 0xDEAC, 0xD83B, 0xDEAD, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDEAE, 0xD83B, 0xDEAF, 0xD83B, 0xDEB0, 0xD83B, 0xDEB1, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDEB2, 0xD83B, 0xDEB3, 0xD83B, 0xDEB4, 0xD83B, 0xDEB5, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDEB6, 0xD83B, 0xDEB7, 0xD83B, 0xDEB8, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDEB9, 0xD83B, 0xDEBA, 0xD83B, 0xDEBB},
+        /* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Initial Symbols, 0x1EE21 - 0x1EE3B */
+        {0xD83B, 0xDE21, 0xD83B, 0xDE22, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE27, 0xD83B, 0xDE29, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE2A, 0xD83B, 0xDE2B, 0xD83B, 0xDE2C, 0xD83B, 0xDE2D, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE2E, 0xD83B, 0xDE2F, 0xD83B, 0xDE30, 0xD83B, 0xDE31, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE32, 0xD83B, 0xDE34, 0xD83B, 0xDE35, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE36, 0xD83B, 0xDE37, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE39, 0xD83B, 0xDE3B},
+        /* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Tailed Symbols */
+        {0xD83B, 0xDE42, 0xD83B, 0xDE47, 0xD83B, 0xDE49, 0xD83B, 0xDE4B, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE4D, 0xD83B, 0xDE4E, 0xD83B, 0xDE4F, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE51, 0xD83B, 0xDE52, 0xD83B, 0xDE54, 0xD83B, 0xDE57, 0x20, 
+        0xD83B, 0xDE59, 0xD83B, 0xDE5B, 0xD83B, 0xDE5D, 0xD83B, 0xDE5F}
+    };
+    static const UChar visualOrder[][MAXLEN]={
+        /* Arabic mathematical Symbols 0x1EE00 - 0x1EE1B */
+        {0xD83B, 0xDE1B, 0xD83B, 0xDE1A, 0xD83B, 0xDE19, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDE18, 0xD83B, 0xDE17, 0xD83B, 0xDE16, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDE15, 0xD83B, 0xDE14, 0xD83B, 0xDE13, 0xD83B, 0xDE12, 0x20,
+        0xD83B, 0xDE11, 0xD83B, 0xDE10, 0xD83B, 0xDE0F, 0xD83B, 0xDE0E, 0x20,
+        0xD83B, 0xDE0D, 0xD83B, 0xDE0C, 0xD83B, 0xDE0B, 0xD83B, 0xDE0A, 0x20,
+        0xD83B, 0xDE09, 0xD83B, 0xDE08, 0xD83B, 0xDE07, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDE06, 0xD83B, 0xDE05, 0xD83B, 0xDE24, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDE03, 0xD83B, 0xDE02, 0xD83B, 0xDE01, 0xD83B, 0xDE00},
+        /* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Looped Symbols, 0x1EE80 - 0x1EE9B */
+        {0xD83B, 0xDE9B, 0xD83B, 0xDE9A, 0xD83B, 0xDE99, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDE98, 0xD83B, 0xDE97, 0xD83B, 0xDE96, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDE95, 0xD83B, 0xDE94, 0xD83B, 0xDE93, 0xD83B, 0xDE92, 0x20,
+        0xD83B, 0xDE91, 0xD83B, 0xDE90, 0xD83B, 0xDE8F, 0xD83B, 0xDE8E, 0x20,
+        0xD83B, 0xDE8D, 0xD83B, 0xDE8C, 0xD83B, 0xDE8B, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDE89, 0xD83B, 0xDE88, 0xD83B, 0xDE87, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDE86, 0xD83B, 0xDE85, 0xD83B, 0xDE84, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDE83, 0xD83B, 0xDE82, 0xD83B, 0xDE81, 0xD83B, 0xDE80},
+        /* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Double-struck Symbols, 0x1EEA1 - 0x1EEBB */
+        {0xD83B, 0xDEBB, 0xD83B, 0xDEBA, 0xD83B, 0xDEB9, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDEB8, 0xD83B, 0xDEB7, 0xD83B, 0xDEB6, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDEB5, 0xD83B, 0xDEB4, 0xD83B, 0xDEB3, 0xD83B, 0xDEB2, 0x20,
+        0xD83B, 0xDEB1, 0xD83B, 0xDEB0, 0xD83B, 0xDEAF, 0xD83B, 0xDEAE, 0x20,
+        0xD83B, 0xDEAD, 0xD83B, 0xDEAC, 0xD83B, 0xDEAB, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDEA9, 0xD83B, 0xDEA8, 0xD83B, 0xDEA7, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDEA6, 0xD83B, 0xDEA5, 0x20,            
+        0xD83B, 0xDEA3, 0xD83B, 0xDEA2, 0xD83B, 0xDEA1},
+        /* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Initial Symbols, 0x1EE21 - 0x1EE3B */
+        {0xD83B, 0xDE3B, 0xD83B, 0xDE39, 0x20,            
+        0xD83B, 0xDE37, 0xD83B, 0xDE36, 0x20,            
+        0xD83B, 0xDE35, 0xD83B, 0xDE34, 0xD83B, 0xDE32, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDE31, 0xD83B, 0xDE30, 0xD83B, 0xDE2F, 0xD83B, 0xDE2E, 0x20,
+        0xD83B, 0xDE2D, 0xD83B, 0xDE2C, 0xD83B, 0xDE2B, 0xD83B, 0xDE2A, 0x20,
+        0xD83B, 0xDE29, 0xD83B, 0xDE27, 0x20,            
+        0xD83B, 0xDE22, 0xD83B, 0xDE21},
+        /* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Tailed Symbols */
+        {0xD83B, 0xDE5F, 0xD83B, 0xDE5D, 0xD83B, 0xDE5B, 0xD83B, 0xDE59, 0x20,
+        0xD83B, 0xDE57, 0xD83B, 0xDE54, 0xD83B, 0xDE52, 0xD83B, 0xDE51, 0x20,
+        0xD83B, 0xDE4F, 0xD83B, 0xDE4E, 0xD83B, 0xDE4D, 0x20,    
+        0xD83B, 0xDE4B, 0xD83B, 0xDE49, 0xD83B, 0xDE47, 0xD83B, 0xDE42}
+    };
+    char formatChars[MAXLEN];
+    UErrorCode ec = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    UBiDi* bidi = ubidi_open();
+    int i;
+
+    log_verbose("\nEntering TestReorderArabicMathSymbols\n\n");
+
+    for(i=0;i<LENGTHOF(logicalOrder);i++){
+        int32_t srcSize = u_strlen(logicalOrder[i]);
+        int32_t destSize = srcSize*2;
+        UChar dest[MAXLEN];
+        log_verbose("Testing L2V #1 for case %d\n", i);
+        ec = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+        ubidi_setPara(bidi,logicalOrder[i],srcSize,UBIDI_DEFAULT_LTR ,NULL,&ec);
+        if(U_FAILURE(ec)){
+            log_err("ubidi_setPara(tests[%d], paraLevel %d) failed with errorCode %s\n",
+                    i, UBIDI_DEFAULT_LTR, u_errorName(ec));
+        }
+        /* try pre-flighting */
+        destSize = ubidi_writeReordered(bidi,dest,0,UBIDI_DO_MIRRORING,&ec);
+        if(ec!=U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR){
+            log_err("Pre-flighting did not give expected error: Expected: U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR. Got: %s \n",u_errorName(ec));
+        }else if(destSize!=srcSize){
+            log_err("Pre-flighting did not give expected size: Expected: %d. Got: %d \n",srcSize,destSize);
+        }else{
+            ec= U_ZERO_ERROR;
+        }
+        destSize=ubidi_writeReordered(bidi,dest,destSize+1,UBIDI_DO_MIRRORING,&ec);
+        if(destSize!=srcSize){
+            log_err("ubidi_writeReordered() destSize and srcSize do not match\n");
+        }else if(memcmp(dest, visualOrder[i], destSize*U_SIZEOF_UCHAR)!=0){
+            log_err("ubidi_writeReordered() did not give expected results for UBIDI_DO_MIRRORING.\n"
+                    "Input   : %s\nExpected: %s\nGot     : %s\nLevels  : %s\nAt Index: %d\n",
+                    logicalOrder[i],visualOrder[i],dest,formatLevels(bidi, formatChars),i);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ubidi_close(bidi);
+
+    log_verbose("\nExiting TestReorderArabicMathSymbols\n\n");
+}
+
 static void
 doTest(UBiDi *pBiDi, int testNumber, const BiDiTestData *test, int32_t lineStart, UBool countRunsFirst) {
     const uint8_t *dirProps=test->text+lineStart;
@@ -3020,6 +3153,167 @@ doArabicShapingTestForBug8703(void) {
 	
 }
 
+static void
+doArabicShapingTestForBug9024(void) {
+    static const UChar
+    letters_source1[]={  /* Arabic mathematical Symbols 0x1EE00 - 0x1EE1B */
+        0xD83B, 0xDE00, 0xD83B, 0xDE01, 0xD83B, 0xDE02, 0xD83B, 0xDE03, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE24, 0xD83B,	0xDE05, 0xD83B, 0xDE06, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE07, 0xD83B, 0xDE08, 0xD83B, 0xDE09, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE0A,	0xD83B, 0xDE0B, 0xD83B, 0xDE0C, 0xD83B, 0xDE0D, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE0E, 0xD83B, 0xDE0F, 0xD83B, 0xDE10, 0xD83B, 0xDE11, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE12, 0xD83B, 0xDE13, 0xD83B, 0xDE14, 0xD83B, 0xDE15, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE16, 0xD83B, 0xDE17, 0xD83B, 0xDE18, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE19, 0xD83B, 0xDE1A, 0xD83B, 0xDE1B
+	}, letters_source2[]={/* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Looped Symbols, 0x1EE80 - 0x1EE9B */
+        0xD83B, 0xDE80, 0xD83B, 0xDE81, 0xD83B, 0xDE82, 0xD83B, 0xDE83, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE84, 0xD83B, 0xDE85, 0xD83B, 0xDE86, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE87, 0xD83B, 0xDE88, 0xD83B, 0xDE89, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE8B, 0xD83B, 0xDE8C, 0xD83B, 0xDE8D, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE8E,	0xD83B, 0xDE8F, 0xD83B, 0xDE90, 0xD83B, 0xDE91, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE92, 0xD83B, 0xDE93, 0xD83B, 0xDE94, 0xD83B, 0xDE95, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE96, 0xD83B, 0xDE97, 0xD83B, 0xDE98, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE99, 0xD83B, 0xDE9A, 0xD83B, 0xDE9B
+	}, letters_source3[]={/* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Double-struck Symbols, 0x1EEA1 - 0x1EEBB */
+        0xD83B, 0xDEA1, 0xD83B, 0xDEA2, 0xD83B, 0xDEA3, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEA5, 0xD83B, 0xDEA6, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEA7, 0xD83B, 0xDEA8, 0xD83B, 0xDEA9, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEAB, 0xD83B, 0xDEAC, 0xD83B, 0xDEAD, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEAE, 0xD83B, 0xDEAF, 0xD83B, 0xDEB0, 0xD83B, 0xDEB1, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEB2, 0xD83B, 0xDEB3, 0xD83B, 0xDEB4, 0xD83B, 0xDEB5, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEB6, 0xD83B, 0xDEB7, 0xD83B, 0xDEB8, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEB9, 0xD83B, 0xDEBA, 0xD83B, 0xDEBB
+	}, letters_source4[]={/* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Initial Symbols, 0x1EE21 - 0x1EE3B */
+        0xD83B, 0xDE21, 0xD83B, 0xDE22, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE27, 0xD83B, 0xDE29, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE2A, 0xD83B, 0xDE2B, 0xD83B, 0xDE2C, 0xD83B, 0xDE2D, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE2E, 0xD83B, 0xDE2F, 0xD83B, 0xDE30, 0xD83B, 0xDE31, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE32, 0xD83B, 0xDE34, 0xD83B, 0xDE35, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE36, 0xD83B, 0xDE37, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE39, 0xD83B, 0xDE3B
+	}, letters_source5[]={/* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Tailed Symbols */
+        0xD83B, 0xDE42, 0xD83B, 0xDE47, 0xD83B, 0xDE49, 0xD83B, 0xDE4B, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE4D, 0xD83B, 0xDE4E, 0xD83B, 0xDE4F, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE51, 0xD83B, 0xDE52, 0xD83B, 0xDE54, 0xD83B, 0xDE57, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE59, 0xD83B, 0xDE5B, 0xD83B, 0xDE5D, 0xD83B, 0xDE5F
+	}, letters_source6[]={/* Arabic mathematical Symbols - Stretched Symbols with 06 range */
+        0xD83B, 0xDE21, 0x0633, 0xD83B, 0xDE62, 0x0647
+	}, letters_dest1[]={
+        0xD83B, 0xDE00, 0xD83B, 0xDE01, 0xD83B, 0xDE02, 0xD83B, 0xDE03, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE24, 0xD83B,	0xDE05, 0xD83B, 0xDE06, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE07, 0xD83B, 0xDE08, 0xD83B, 0xDE09, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE0A,	0xD83B, 0xDE0B, 0xD83B, 0xDE0C, 0xD83B, 0xDE0D, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE0E, 0xD83B, 0xDE0F, 0xD83B, 0xDE10, 0xD83B, 0xDE11, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE12, 0xD83B, 0xDE13, 0xD83B, 0xDE14, 0xD83B, 0xDE15, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE16, 0xD83B, 0xDE17, 0xD83B, 0xDE18, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE19, 0xD83B, 0xDE1A, 0xD83B, 0xDE1B
+    }, letters_dest2[]={
+        0xD83B, 0xDE80, 0xD83B, 0xDE81, 0xD83B, 0xDE82, 0xD83B, 0xDE83, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE84, 0xD83B, 0xDE85, 0xD83B, 0xDE86, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE87, 0xD83B, 0xDE88, 0xD83B, 0xDE89, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE8B, 0xD83B, 0xDE8C, 0xD83B, 0xDE8D, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE8E,	0xD83B, 0xDE8F, 0xD83B, 0xDE90, 0xD83B, 0xDE91, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE92, 0xD83B, 0xDE93, 0xD83B, 0xDE94, 0xD83B, 0xDE95, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE96, 0xD83B, 0xDE97, 0xD83B, 0xDE98, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE99, 0xD83B, 0xDE9A, 0xD83B, 0xDE9B
+    }, letters_dest3[]={
+        0xD83B, 0xDEA1, 0xD83B, 0xDEA2, 0xD83B, 0xDEA3, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEA5, 0xD83B, 0xDEA6, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEA7, 0xD83B, 0xDEA8, 0xD83B, 0xDEA9, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEAB, 0xD83B, 0xDEAC, 0xD83B, 0xDEAD, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEAE, 0xD83B, 0xDEAF, 0xD83B, 0xDEB0, 0xD83B, 0xDEB1, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEB2, 0xD83B, 0xDEB3, 0xD83B, 0xDEB4, 0xD83B, 0xDEB5, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEB6, 0xD83B, 0xDEB7, 0xD83B, 0xDEB8, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDEB9, 0xD83B, 0xDEBA, 0xD83B, 0xDEBB
+    }, letters_dest4[]={
+        0xD83B, 0xDE21, 0xD83B, 0xDE22, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE27, 0xD83B, 0xDE29, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE2A, 0xD83B, 0xDE2B, 0xD83B, 0xDE2C, 0xD83B, 0xDE2D, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE2E, 0xD83B, 0xDE2F, 0xD83B, 0xDE30, 0xD83B, 0xDE31, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE32, 0xD83B, 0xDE34, 0xD83B, 0xDE35, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE36, 0xD83B, 0xDE37, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE39, 0xD83B, 0xDE3B
+    }, letters_dest5[]={
+        0xD83B, 0xDE42, 0xD83B, 0xDE47, 0xD83B, 0xDE49, 0xD83B, 0xDE4B, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE4D, 0xD83B, 0xDE4E, 0xD83B, 0xDE4F, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE51, 0xD83B, 0xDE52, 0xD83B, 0xDE54, 0xD83B, 0xDE57, 0x20, 
+		0xD83B, 0xDE59, 0xD83B, 0xDE5B, 0xD83B, 0xDE5D, 0xD83B, 0xDE5F
+    }, letters_dest6[]={
+        0xD83B, 0xDE21, 0xFEB1, 0xD83B, 0xDE62, 0xFEE9
+    };
+
+    UChar dest[MAXLEN];
+    UErrorCode errorCode;
+    int32_t length;
+
+    errorCode=U_ZERO_ERROR;
+
+    length=u_shapeArabic(letters_source1, LENGTHOF(letters_source1),
+                         dest, LENGTHOF(dest),
+                         U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_VISUAL_RTL | U_SHAPE_TASHKEEL_BEGIN | U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE,
+                         &errorCode);
+
+    if(U_FAILURE(errorCode) || length!=LENGTHOF(letters_dest1) || memcmp(dest, letters_dest1, length*U_SIZEOF_UCHAR)!=0) {
+        log_err("failure in u_shapeArabic(letters_source1)\n");
+    }
+
+    errorCode=U_ZERO_ERROR;
+
+    length=u_shapeArabic(letters_source2, LENGTHOF(letters_source2),
+                         dest, LENGTHOF(dest),
+                         U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_VISUAL_RTL | U_SHAPE_TASHKEEL_END | U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE,
+                         &errorCode);
+
+    if(U_FAILURE(errorCode) || length!=LENGTHOF(letters_dest2) || memcmp(dest, letters_dest2, length*U_SIZEOF_UCHAR)!=0) {
+        log_err("failure in u_shapeArabic(letters_source2)\n");
+    }
+
+    errorCode=U_ZERO_ERROR;
+
+    length=u_shapeArabic(letters_source3, LENGTHOF(letters_source3),
+                         dest, LENGTHOF(dest),
+                         U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_VISUAL_RTL | U_SHAPE_TASHKEEL_RESIZE | U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE,
+                         &errorCode);
+
+    if(U_FAILURE(errorCode) || length!=LENGTHOF(letters_dest3) || memcmp(dest, letters_dest3, length*U_SIZEOF_UCHAR)!=0) {
+        log_err("failure in u_shapeArabic(letters_source3)\n");
+    }
+
+    errorCode=U_ZERO_ERROR;
+
+    length=u_shapeArabic(letters_source4, LENGTHOF(letters_source4),
+                         dest, LENGTHOF(dest),
+                         U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_VISUAL_RTL | U_SHAPE_TASHKEEL_REPLACE_BY_TATWEEL | U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE,
+                         &errorCode);
+
+    if(U_FAILURE(errorCode) || length!=LENGTHOF(letters_dest4) || memcmp(dest, letters_dest4, length*U_SIZEOF_UCHAR)!=0) {
+        log_err("failure in u_shapeArabic(letters_source4)\n");
+    }
+
+    errorCode=U_ZERO_ERROR;
+
+    length=u_shapeArabic(letters_source5, LENGTHOF(letters_source5),
+                         dest, LENGTHOF(dest),
+                         U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_VISUAL_LTR | U_SHAPE_TASHKEEL_BEGIN | U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE,
+                         &errorCode);
+
+    if(U_FAILURE(errorCode) || length!=LENGTHOF(letters_dest5) || memcmp(dest, letters_dest5, length*U_SIZEOF_UCHAR)!=0) {
+        log_err("failure in u_shapeArabic(letters_source5)\n");
+    }
+
+    errorCode=U_ZERO_ERROR;
+
+    length=u_shapeArabic(letters_source6, LENGTHOF(letters_source6),
+                         dest, LENGTHOF(dest),
+                         U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_VISUAL_LTR | U_SHAPE_TASHKEEL_END | U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE,
+                         &errorCode);
+
+    if(U_FAILURE(errorCode) || length!=LENGTHOF(letters_dest6) || memcmp(dest, letters_dest6, length*U_SIZEOF_UCHAR)!=0) {
+        log_err("failure in u_shapeArabic(letters_source6)\n");
+    }
+
+}
+
 /* helpers ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 static void initCharFromDirProps(void) {