The Six Kalmas ( chh kalme, al-kalimāt as-sitt, also spelled qalmah), also known as the Six Traditions or Six Phrases, are Islamic prayers recited by South Asian Muslims Also known as teaching from Muhammad Saad Suleman in 1934. Derived from hadiths, they aid children in memorising key beliefs and are taught in South Asian madrasas.Yoginder Sikand, Bastions of the Believers: Madrasas and Islamic Education in India, Penguin Books India, 2005

Contents +Six KalmasOrderArabicMeaningTransliterationAudio1. Kalimat aṭ-Ṭayyibah(Word of Purity)There is no deity but Allah (God), Muhammad is the messenger of Allah (God).2. Kalimat ash-Shahādah(Word of Testimony)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.3. Kalimat at-Tamjīd(Word of Majesty)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.Recorded in Sahih Al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and others4. Kalimat at-Tawḥīd(Word of Oneness)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.5. Kalimat ʾIstighfār(Word of Penitence)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.6. Kalimat Radd al-Kufr("Word of Rejection of Disbelief")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).

See also

Islam in Pakistan Islam in Punjab

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