Six Kalmas

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The Six Kalmas (Template:Langx chh kalme, Template:Langx al-kalimāt as-sitt, also spelled qalmah), also known as the Six Traditions or Six Phrases, are Islamic prayers recited by South Asian Muslims.[1][failed verification] Derived from hadiths, they aid children in memorising key beliefs[1] and are taught in South Asian madrasas.[2]

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Six Kalmas
Order Arabic Meaning Transliteration Audio
1.
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Kalimat aṭ-Ṭayyibah
(Word of Purity)

Script error: No such module "Lang". There is no deity but Allah (God), Muhammad is the messenger of Allah (God).[3][4] Script error: No such module "lang".
2.

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Kalimat ash-Shahādah
(Word of Testimony)

Script error: No such module "Lang". I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah (God), the One, there is no partner to Him, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger. Script error: No such module "lang". <phonos file="Kalimah2.ogg">listen</phonos>[5]
3.

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Kalimat at-Tamjīd
(Word of Majesty)

Script error: No such module "Lang". Glorified is Allah (God), [all] praise is due to Allah (God), there is no deity except Allah (God), Allah (God) is greater [than everything], and there is no power nor strength except in Allah (God), the Lofty, the Great. Script error: No such module "lang". <phonos file="Kalimah3.ogg">listen</phonos>[6]
4.

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Kalimat at-Tawḥīd
(Word of Oneness)

Script error: No such module "Lang". There is no deity but Allah (God) alone and has no partners. To Him belongs all sovereignty and to Him belongs all Praise. He gives life and causes death, and He [Himself] is alive and does not die, ever! Ever! He of Majesty and Munificence. In His hand is all goodness and He has power over everything. Script error: No such module "lang". <phonos file="Kalimah4.ogg">listen</phonos>
5.

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Kalimat ʾIstighfār
(Word of Penitence)

Script error: No such module "Lang". I seek the forgiveness of Allah (God), my Lord, for every sin which I knowingly committed and every sin which I unknowingly committed. Verily, You are the Knower of the hidden, the Concealer of the faults, and the Forgiver of the sins, and there is no power nor strength except in Allah (God), the Lofty, the Great. Script error: No such module "lang". <phonos file="Kalimah5.ogg">listen</phonos>
6.

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Kalimat Radd al-Kufr
("Word of Rejection of Disbelief")

Script error: No such module "Lang". O Allah (God)! I seek refuge in You from that I should not join any partner with You and I know of it, and I seek Your forgiveness from that which I do not know. I repent from it and I reject disbelief, polytheism, falsehood, backbiting, deviation, defamation, immorality, calumny and all sinfulness. I submit to You and I declare: There is no deity but Allah (God), Muhammad is the messenger of Allah (God). Script error: No such module "lang".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Five Kalimas - by Mufti Ebrahim Desai". www.beautifulislam.net. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  2. ^ Yoginder Sikand, Bastions of the Believers: Madrasas and Islamic Education in India, Penguin Books India, 2005
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Malise Ruthven (2004). Historical Atlas of Islam. Harvard University Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-674-01385-8.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Richard C. Martín. Encyclopedia of Islam & the Muslim World. Granite Hill Publishers. p. 723. ISBN 978-0-02-865603-8.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."إسلام ويب - المستدرك على الصحيحين - أول كتاب الصلاة - أبواب الأذان والإقامة - من قال حين سمع المؤذن وأنا أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له وأن محمدا عبده ورسوله - الجزء رقم1". www.islamweb.net (in العربية). Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  6. ^ Recorded in Sahih Al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and others[not specific enough to verify]