KALÂM – كَلَام

 

Literally means anything said, spoken or written. A word, a saying, a speech, a conversation, or a talk. A sentence, a book, a speech, or a language. A phrase that expresses a purpose and a meaning.

As an Islamic term: The word of Allah (‘Azza wa jalla), the Qur'an, or any revealed book.

One of the seven attributes of Allah. His attribute of Kalâm is pure, above and beyond letters and voices; it is azalî and eternal.

(Please refer to the Seventh Ray-Nineteenth Degree of the First Station.)