Kalam (disambiguation)

Kalam or Ilm al-Kalam (lit. "science of discourse") is a term for methodic theology in Islam.

Kalam may also refer to:

Philosophy

• Kalam cosmological argument, a cosmological argument for the existence of God rooted in the Ilm al-Kalam heritage
• Jewish Kalam, an early medieval style of Jewish philosophy that evolved in response to the Islamic Kalam, which in turn was a reaction against Aristotelian philosophy

Languages

• Kalam languages, a small family of languages spoken in New Guinea
  • Kalam language, one of the Kalam languages spoken in New Guinea

Places

• Kalam (union council), an administrative unit in Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Kalam Valley, a valley along the upper reaches of the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Kalam, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Kalam, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
• Kolm-e Bala, a village in Ilam Province, Iran
• Kolm-e Pain, a village in Ilam Province, Iran

People

• Kalam Bey (died 1307), first ruler of Karasids Emirate
• Kalam Mooniaruck (born 1983), English-born Mauritian footballer
• A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931–2015), an Indian scientist and former President of India
• Abul Kalam Azad (1888–1958), an Indian scholar and senior political leader of the Indian independence movement
• Murad Kalam, American Muslim writer
• Shahrom Kalam (born 1985), Malaysian footballer
• Tõnu Kalam, American orchestral pianist and conductor
• Mir Kalam (born 1990), Pakistani-Pashtun politician

See also

• Qalam (disambiguation)
• Kalam Institute of Technology, in Berhampur, Ganjam, Odisha, India
• Kalam TV, a social networking website, based primarily on video sharing
• Kalam summer festival, a cultural and recreational event, held annually in the scenic valley of Kalam and Mahodand