The 6 Kalimas The 6 (six) 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 and 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. Listed below are the 6 well known Kalimas.
First Kalima The Word of Purity (Tayyabah)
ّل الّ ُمحَمّدٌ رَسُوُل ال ّ ِل ِالَ َه ا La ilaha ill Allah Muhammadur-Rasul Allah (There is no God but Allah Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah) Second Kalima The word of Testimony (Shahaadat)
ل الّ َوحْدَه ّ ِل اِل َه ا ّ ْاشْهَدُ ان َو َاشْهَ ُد اَنّ ُمحَمّدً اعَبْدُهوَرَسُولُه،ك لَه َ لَ شَرِ ْي Ash-hadu an-La illaha ill Allahu, Wahdahu La Sharika lah, wa ash-Hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasoolu (I bear witness that no-one is worthy of worship but Allah, the One alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger) Third Kalima The word of Glorification (Tumjeed)
سُ ْبحَان لِّ َو الْحَمْ ُد ل قُوّة َ َ َو الّ اَكْبَرُ وَل حَ ْولَ و،ّل ال ّ ِلِّ وَ ل اِل َه ا
ِى ا ّ ِل الْعَل ّ لّ بِا ل عَظِيْم Subhan Allahu, wal Hamdu lillahi, wa la illaha ilAllahu, wallahu Akbar. wa La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah-al 'alii-al 'adheem (Glory be to Allah and Praise to Allah, and there is no God But Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. And there is no Might or Power except with Allah.) Fourth Kalima The word of Unity (Tauhid)
ّ لَ ُه الْ ُم ْلكُ َو َل ُه الْحَمْدُ ُيحْى وَ يُمِ ْيتُ وَ هُ َوحَىّ ل،ْك لَه َ ل الّ َوحْدَهُ ل شَرِ ْي ّ ِل ال َه ا ٌ ط للِ وَ الِْكْرَامِ ط بِ َيدِ ِه الْخَيْرُ ط وَهُوَ عَلى ُكلّ شَئ ٍ قَدِيْر َ َيَ ُم ْوتُ اَبَدًا اَبَدًا ط ذُو الْج La ilaha illAllahu Wahdahu La Shareeka lahu, lahulmulk, wa lahulhamd, yuhyee wa yumeet, wa huwa hayy la yumoot abadan abada Dhul Jalaali waal Ikram beyadihi alkhayr, wa huwa 'ala kulli Shay'in Qadeer (There is) none worthy of worship except Allah. He is only One. (There is) no partners for Him. For Him (is) the Kingdom. And for Him (is) the Praise. He gives life and acuses death. And He (is) Alive. He will not die, never, ever. Possessor of Majesty and Reverence. In His hand (is) the goodness. And He (is) the goodness. And He (is) on everything powerful.) Fifth Kalima The word of Penitence (Astaghfar)
ْ ِب ِالَيْهِ م ن ُ طاً سِرّا اَوْ عَلَنِ َيةً َواَتُ ْو َ َب اَذْنَبْتُه عَمَدًا اَ ْو خ ٍ ستَ ْغفِرُ الّ رَبّىْ ِمنْ ُكلّ ذَ ْن ْا ِعلَ ُم اِ ّنكَ اَ ْنتَ عَلّ ُم الغُ ُيبِ وَ سَتّا ُر الْعُيُ ْوب ْ َب الّذِىْ ل ا ِ ن الذّ ْن ْ ِعلَمُ وَ م ْ َى ا ْ ِب الّذ ِ الذّ ْن ى العَظِيْم ّ ِل الْ َعل ّ غفّارُ الذّنُ ْوبِ وَ ل حَ ْولَ وَل قُوّ َة اِلّ بِا َ َو Astaghfirullaha Rabbi min kulli dhanbin adhnabtahu amadan aw khata'an, sirran aw alaniyatan, wa atubuhu ilayhi min adh-dhanb illadhi a'lamu, wa min adh-dhanb illadhi la a'lamu, innaka anta allamal ghuyub, wa sattar ul'uyoubi, wa ghaffarudh dhunub, wa la hawla wa la quwwatta illa billahil 'aliy-al 'adheem
(I seek forgiveness from Allah, my Lord, from every sin I committed knowingly or unknowingly, secretly or openly, and I turn towards Him from the sin that I know and from the sin that I do not know. Certainly You, You (are) the knower of the hidden things and the Concealer (of) the mistakes and the Forgiver (of) the sins. And (there is) no power and no strength except from Allah, the Most High, the Most Great) Sixth Kalima The words of rejecting disbelief (Rud-A-Kuffer)
علَمُ بِه ْ َك لِمَا ل ا َ علَمُ بِه وَ اسْتَ ْغفِ ُر ْ َن اُشْ ِركَ شَيئًا َوّ اَنَا ا ْ ى اَعُوْدُ ِبكَ ِمنْ ا ْ ّاَللّه َمّ اِن َعةِ َو النّمِيْمَةِ و َ ْن الْ ُكفْرِ وَ الشّ ْركِ َو الْكِ ْذبِ َو الْغِيْ َبةِ َو الْبِد َ ِتُ ْبتُ عَ ْنهُ وَ تَبَ ّر ْاتُ م ُسلَ ْمتُ َو َاقُ ْولُ ل اِل َه اِلّ الّ ُمحَمّد ْ َالْفَوَاحِشِ َو الْبُهْتَانِ َو الْمَعَاصِىْ ُكلّهَا َو ا ّل ال ُ رّسُ ْو Allahumma innii a'udhu bika min an ushrika bika shai-anw- wa ana a'lamu bihii. Tubtu anhu wa tabarra-tu min al-kufri wash-shirki wal-kizdhbi wal-ghiibati wal-bid’ati wannamiimati wal fawaahishi wal-buhtani w-al-ma’aasii kulliha. Wa aslamtu wa aquulu La illaha illAllahu Muhammadur RasulAllah (O Allah! Certainly I seek protection with You from, that I associate partner with You anything and I know it. And I seek forgiveness from You for that I do not know it. I repended from it and I made myself free from disbelief and polytheism and the falsehood and the backbiting and the innovation and the tell-tales and the bad deeds and the blame and the disobedience, all of them. And I submit and I say (there is) none worthy of worship except Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.)