6 Kalimas of Islam            

WHAT ARE THEY?

THE SIX KALIMAHS (FROM ARABIC as KALIMAH "WORD") IN ISLAM IN

SOUTH ASIA ARE SIX SIGNIFICANT PARTS OF ONE'S RELIGIOUS BELIEF, MOSTLY

TAKEN FROM HADITHS (IN SOME TRADITIONS, SIX PHRASES, THEN KNOWN AS

THE SIX KALIMAS.)

THE FIRST OF THEM, KNOWN AS THE 'KALIMAT TAWIBAH' OR 'WORD OF

PURITY', SECOND IS CALLED THE SHAHADA, THIRD 'TAMJEED', FOURTH

'TAWHEED', FIFTH 'ISTIGHFAR' AND SIXTH IS CALLED KUFR'.

RECITATION OF THE SIX KALIMAS IS TAUGHT IN INDIA, PAKISTAN,

BANGLADESH AND OTHER MUSLIM COUNTRIES' MADRASAS.

WHAT ARE THEY?

THE 6 KALIMAS ARE RECORDED IN VARIOUS BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE, AND ARE

RECITED (AND REMEMBERED) BY PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE.

THESE KALIMAS WERE COMPILED TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN TO MEMORISE ANO

LEARN THE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS OF A MUSLIM'S BELIEFS. THEY ARE NOT

FOUND ALTOGETHER COMPLETE IN ANY ONE HADITH OR NARRATION FROM THE

PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM). HOWEVER, SOME OF THEM CAN BE FOUND

INDIVIDUALLY IN THE NARRATIONS.

RECORDED IN SAHIH AL-BUKHARI, SAHIH MUSLIM, ABU DAWUD, TIRMIDHI

AND OTHERS.

1ST KALIMA

PURITY (TAWIBAH)

           (TRANSLATION)           

THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH, AND MUHAMMAD IS

THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH. (ROMAN ENGLISH)

LA-ILAHA IL-LAL-LAHU MUHAMMADUR RASOO LUL- LAH

2ND KALIMA

TESTIFICATION (SHAHADAT)

           (TRANSLATION)           

I BEAR WITNESS THAT (THERE NO EXCEPT ALLAH; THE ONE ALONE, WITHOUT A

 PARTNER, AND I BEAR WITNESS THAT MUHAMMAD IS HIS

SERVANT AND MESSENGER.

 (ROMAN ENGLISH)

ASH-HADO AL-LAA ILAHA IL-LAL INHIJ, WA ASH-HADJ ANNA MUHAMMADAN

ABDUHU WA RASOOLUH

3RD KALIMA

GLORIFICATION (TAMJEED)

           (TRANSLATION)           

EXALTED IS ALLAH, AND PRAISE BE TO ALLAH, ANO THERE IS NO DEITY

EXCEPT ALLAH, AND ALLAH IS THE GREATEST. AND THERE IS NO MIGHT

NOR POWER EXCEPT IN ALLAH, THE MOST HIGH, THE MOST GREAT.

 (ROMAN ENGLISH)

SUBHAA-NAL-LAHE WAL-HAMDU LIL-LAHE, WALAA

ELAAHA IL-LAL LAHIJ WAL-LAHU AKBAR WA LA HOW

LA WA LA UUW-WATA IL-LAA BI-LAA HIL A'ZEEM

4TH KALIMA

UNITY (TAWHEED)

           (TRANSLATION)           

THERE IS NONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP BESIDES ALLAH, WHO IS ALONE. HE

HAS NO PARTNER. HIS IS THE KINGDOM AND FOR HIM IS ALL PRAISE.

HE GIVES LIFE AND CAUSES DEATH. IN HIS HANDS IS ALL GOOD AND HE HAS

POWER OVER EVERY THING

 (ROMAN ENGLISH)

LA-ILAAHA IL-LAL LAAHU WAH-OAHU, LA SHAREEKA-LAHU

LA HUL-MULKU WALA HUL HAMDU, YUH-YEE WA

YU-MEETHU DE-HIL KHAN RI], WA HUWA AUA KUL-LI SHAY-IN

5TH KALIMA

FORGIVENESS (ISTIGHFAR)

 (ROMAN ENGLISH)

ASTAGHFIRULLAH RABBI MIN KULLAY ZAMBIN

AZNABTUHO AMADAN AO KHAT AN SIRRAN AO

ALANIATAN WA ATIJBU ILAIHEE MIN AZ ZAMBIL LAZEE

AALAMO WA MIN AZZAMBIL LAZEE LA AALAMO INNAKA

ANTA ALLAMULGHUYOOBI WA SATTAARUL WA

GHAFFAR ZUNOOBI WALA HOWLA WALA

ILLA BILA HIL ALIYIL AZEEM

           (TRANSLATION)           

THERE IS NONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP BESIDES AILAH

,

WHO IS ALONE. HE HAS NO PARTNER. HIS IS THE

KINGDOM ANO FOR HIM IS ALL PRAISE. HE GIVES UFE

AND CAUSES DEATH. IN HIS HANDS IS ALL GOOD AND HE

HAS POWER OVER EVERY THING

    6TH KALIMA

DISAPPROVING OF KIJFR (RADD E KIJFR)

 (ROMAN ENGLISH)

ALLAHUMMA INNII A'IJDHU BIKA MIN AN USHRIKA BIKA

SHAI-ANWWAANA BIHII. WASTAGH KA

LIMAA LAA ALAMU BIHEE. TIJBTU ANHU WA

TABARRA-TU MIN AL-KUFRI WASH-SHIRKI

WAL-KIZDHBI WAL-GHIIBATI WAL-BIO'ATI

WAN-NAMIIMATI WAL FAWAAHISHI WAL-BUHTANI

W-AL-MAAASII KULUHA. WA ASLAMTU WA LA

ILLAHA ILLALLAHU MUHAMMADUR RASULALLAH

           (TRANSLATION)           

O ALLAH! I PROTECTION IN FROM THAT I SHOULD NOT JOIN ANY PARTNER WITH you 

AND I HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF IT. I SEEK VOUR FORGIVENESS FROM THAT WHICH I OO

 

NOT KNOW. I REPENT FROM IT (IGNORANCE) AND I REJECT DISBELIEF AND JOINING

 PARTNERS WITH AND OF FALSEHOOD AND SLANDERING AND INNOVATION IN 

RELIGION AND TELL-TALES AND EVIL DEEDS ANO THE BLAME AND THE

DFSOBEOIENCE ALL OF THEM. I SUBMIT TO YOUR WILL AND I BELIEVE AND I 

DECLARE: THERE IS NONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH ANO MUHAMMAD IS

 HIS MESSENGER.