Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Kalima Name Meaning in Islam
The Word, divine concept girls name.
- Meaning
- The Word, divine concept girls name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ك-ل-م
- Urdu
- کلمہ
- Pronunciation
- ka-LI-ma
- Lucky number
- 5
Is Kalima an Islamic name? Yes. Kalima is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: The Word, divine concept girls name. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ك-ل-م. From k-l-m (to speak). Kalima is the noun 'word, statement'. The Kalimat al-shahāda is the foundational utterance of Islam.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Kalima's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Karim, the Generous, carried by a person as an open-handed generosity of spirit. A person named Kalima lives with more inside them than any one word can hold.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
The Word, from root k-l-m (kalima, word, divine speech). 'And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and justice' (6:115). In Islam, the Kalima (la ilaha illa Allah) is the foundation of faith. The girl named Kalima carries the weight of the divine word. Used by Pakistani and global Muslim families.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
How to Pronounce Kalima
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Names sharing the ك Kaf influence
Like Kalima, these names carry Kaf (ك) as their leading letter influence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Kalima
What does the name Kalima mean?
The letters of Kalima, beginning with Kaf, each carry a separate quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof read here? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Kalima? →
Is Kalima mentioned in the Quran?
Quranic vocabulary lies behind a large share of Muslim names, Kalima included where its root appears. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Kalima mean in Urdu?
Urdu kept the Arabic letter meanings alive through poetry and scholarship, they still sit under Kalima. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Kalima a good Islamic name?
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Is Kalima a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Kalima in Ilm ul Huroof?
The reading comes from Ilm ul Huroof, the letter-science Ibn Arabi taught. Each letter in Kalima carries an ontological role. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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