Kalam
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title:
Kalam
text:
Ilm al-kalam or ilm al-lahut, often shortened to kalam, is the scholastic, speculative, or rational study of Islamic theology (aqida). It can also be defined as the science that studies the fundamental doctrines of Islamic faith, proving their validity, or refuting doubts regarding them. Kalām was born out of the need to establish and defend the tenets of Islam against the philosophical doubters. A scholar of kalam is referred to as a mutakallim, a role distinguished from those of Islamic philos
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wiki
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Study of Islamic doctrines
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalam
date created:
2003-05-30T08:07:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T09:31:52Z
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