Talk:Kalimah

I suggest the article should have a picture of the Kalimah written in beautiful Arabic calligraphy. There's already the flag of Saudi Arabia, it's good as its featuring of the Kalimah is noteworthy, but this is not really a fine example of how artistically the Kalimah is often rendered in Islamic art.

A Kalimah not the Kalimah
This article is misleading in that it refers only to the Kalimah Tayyab rather than to all of them.Daffodillman (talk) 13:58, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. Please merge with the Six Kalimas. Sun NY (talk) 21:46, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Please watch for Sunni vs. Shia POV fighting over which version
The Shi'a version of the Kalimah mentions Ali, while the Sunni does not, so I'd suggest a few more editors watchlist this page to keep POV-pushers from favouring one over the other. Both versions are long-established and belong in this article, with clear explanation as to why they differ. The current version has just the Shi'a version as the Arabic-language example, and using a very, very sloppy transcription system (or just some random dude sounding it out by ear). I'm bogged down at the moment, but will try and come back later to see if an earlier draft is more neutral and technically correct, and/or make needed, cited, changes by hand. Extra help policing this article would be awesome. MatthewVanitas (talk) 12:06, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Arabic Note
"Kalimah" (كلمة) means "a word". "AL-kalimah" (الكلمة) means "the word". I've added a transliteration to the Arabic in the first paragraph. --murraytheb _  مــــــروان (talk) 22:22, 31 August 2011 (UTC)