Kalam
Americannoun
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(sometimes lowercase) a school of philosophical theology originating in the 9th century a.d., asserting the existence of God as a prime mover and the freedom of the will.
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the word of Allah.
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Origin of Kalam
From the Arabic word kalām literally, talk
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Abdul Kalam and — of course — the patriotic confidence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2023
A former detective inspector, Mrs Kalam worked at the force from September 2008 and joined the Firearms Operation Unit in 2012, before medically retiring in July 2023.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023
The land of Mahatma Gandhi, Abul Kalam Azad and Rabindranath Tagore is being reduced to a caricature of hate on the global stage.
From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2022
Nor should it, says Abul Kalam Azad, the country’s special envoy to the Climate Vulnerable Forum, a group of nations most at risk from the impacts predicted of a hotter future.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021
In selecting the ten general and inclusive principles, Bahya lays down as the first and most fundamental the doctrine of the deity, or as it is called in the works of the Kalam, the Unity.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
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