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kalima

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

noun

  1. uncountable 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."

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noun the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)

हिन्दीकलमा kalmā
Русскийкали́ма kalíma, калима́ kalimá

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"kalima." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kalima. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kalima. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kalima

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"kalima." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kalima.

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@misc{kalima_2026,
  title = {kalima},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kalima},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}