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The knowledge of beliefs through their detailed proofs is called *kalām*.
A creedal proposition is a religious belief accepted as true. Kalām examines its meaning, develops its arguments, and addresses objections raised against it. Its immediate subject is not the number of prayer units or the legal conditions of a sale, but such matters as divine attributes, prophethood and fundamental religious commitments.
For example, “Allah is one” is a creedal claim. Clarifying what divine oneness entails, rejecting the notion of multiple deities and arranging relevant transmitted and rational arguments belong to kalām. Fiqh connects rulings to their proofs; kalām connects beliefs to their evidentiary foundations. The resemblance in method should not obscure their difference in subject matter.