Etymology

kalima

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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 →

Arabic كَلِمَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromكَلِمَة
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromكَلِمَة
  3. English todaykalima

Borrowed from Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima, “word”).

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