Dictionary
Ka•lam
Pronunciation: (ku-läm'), [key]—
n. Islam.
1. (sometimes l.c.) 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.
2. the word of Allah.
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