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- Arabic · borrowed fromكَلِمَة
- Arabic · borrowed fromكَلِمَة
- English todaykalima
Borrowed from Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima, “word”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith): لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ (lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāhu muḥammadun rasūlu llāhi) "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." Full definition →
Borrowed from Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima, “word”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.