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 العَظِيْم‬ّ ِ‫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 wan-
namiimati 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 back-
biting 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.)