Islamic scholastic theology. Kalam was founded by al-Ashari (873-935), whose Ashariyya School was the dominant school of scholastic theology. Kalam has always been of secondary importance to... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
(sometimes l.c.) a school of philosophical theology originating in the 9th century a.d., asserting the existence of God as a prime mover and the freedom of the will. · the word of Allah. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/kalam