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kalima

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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."

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: কলমা (koloma) — the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
  • Bengali: কলিমা (kolima) — the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
  • Gujarati: કલ્મો (kalmo) — the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
  • Gujarati: કલમો (kalmo) — the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
  • Hindi: कलमा (kalmā) — the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
  • Marathi: कलमा (kalmā) — the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
  • Russian: кали́ма (kalíma) — the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
  • Russian: калима́ (kalimá) — the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)