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
- Meaning in Urdu
- Not recorded in Urdu on this site.
- Pronunciation
- ka-LI-ma
- Lucky number
- 5
Is Kalima an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): 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.
How to Pronounce Kalima
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Names sharing the ك Kaf influence
Like Kalima, these names carry Kaf (ك) as the dominant letter of their Arabic spelling.
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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 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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