Where does “kalima” come from?

kalima (English) comes from Arabic كَلِمَة — word.

kalima (English): the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith): لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."

Definitions

  1. the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith): لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."

Ancestry of “kalima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَلِمَةword
Every word from Arabic كَلِمَة →