First Kalima – Tayyab The Word of Purity
لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ
Laa ilaaha illallaahu Muhammadur Rasoolullaah
There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
The 6 Kalimas of Islam
Every Muslim child learns these six Kalimas. Here they are in Arabic, with transliteration and English meaning — tap any Kalima to copy or share it.
Second Kalima – Shahadat The Word of Testimony
اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لَّآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهٗ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهٗ وَاَشْهَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهٗ وَرَسُوْلُهٗ
Ash-hadu al laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahoo laa shareeka lahoo, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhoo wa rasooluh
I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, He is One and has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.
Third Kalima – Tamjeed The Word of Glorification
سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ وَلَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَاللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيْمِ
Subhaanallaahi walhamdu lillaahi wa laa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar, wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaahil ‘aliyyil ‘azeem
Glory be to Allah, all praise is for Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. There is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.
Fourth Kalima – Tauheed The Word of Oneness
لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهٗ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهٗ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِيْ وَيُمِيْتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَّا يَمُوْتُ اَبَدًا اَبَدًا ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْاِكْرَامِ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ
Laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahoo laa shareeka lah, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu yuhyee wa yumeetu wa huwa hayyul laa yamootu abadan abadaa, dhul jalaali wal ikraam, biyadihil khair, wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shai’in qadeer
There is no god but Allah, He is One and has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is Ever-Living and will never die. Possessor of majesty and honour; in His hand is all good, and He has power over all things.
Fifth Kalima – Istighfar The Word of Seeking Forgiveness
اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ رَبِّيْ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْۢبٍ اَذْنَبْتُهٗ عَمَدًا اَوْ خَطَاً سِرًّا اَوْ عَلَانِيَةً وَّاَتُوْبُ اِلَيْهِ مِنَ الذَّنْۢبِ الَّذِيْٓ اَعْلَمُ وَمِنَ الذَّنْۢبِ الَّذِيْ لَآ اَعْلَمُ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوْبِ وَسَتَّارُ الْعُيُوْبِ وَغَفَّارُ الذُّنُوْبِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيْمِ
Astaghfirullaaha rabbee min kulli dhambin adhnabtuhoo ‘amadan aw khata’an sirran aw ‘alaaniyatan wa atoobu ilaihi minadh dhambil ladhee a‘lamu wa minadh dhambil ladhee laa a‘lamu innaka anta ‘allaamul ghuyoobi wa sattaarul ‘uyoobi wa ghaffaarudh dhunoobi wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaahil ‘aliyyil ‘azeem
I seek forgiveness from Allah, my Lord, for every sin I committed knowingly or unknowingly, secretly or openly, and I turn to Him from the sin I know and the sin I do not know. You are the Knower of the unseen, the Concealer of faults and the Forgiver of sins. There is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.
Sixth Kalima – Radd-e-Kufr The Word of Rejecting Disbelief
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْٓ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ اَنْ اُشْرِكَ بِكَ شَيْـًٔا وَّاَنَا اَعْلَمُ بِهٖ وَاَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا لَآ اَعْلَمُ بِهٖ تُبْتُ عَنْهُ وَتَبَرَّاْتُ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالشِّرْكِ وَالْكِذْبِ وَالْغِيْبَةِ وَالْبِدْعَةِ وَالنَّمِيْمَةِ وَالْفَوَاحِشِ وَالْبُهْتَانِ وَالْمَعَاصِيْ كُلِّهَا وَاَسْلَمْتُ وَاَقُوْلُ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ
Allaahumma innee a‘oodhu bika min an ushrika bika shai’an wa ana a‘lamu bihee wa astaghfiruka limaa laa a‘lamu bih, tubtu ‘anhu wa tabarra’tu minal kufri wash shirki wal kidhbi wal gheebati wal bid‘ati wan nameemati wal fawaahishi wal buhtaani wal ma‘aasee kullihaa wa aslamtu wa aqoolu laa ilaaha illallaahu Muhammadur Rasoolullaah
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowingly associating anything with You, and I seek Your forgiveness for what I do not know. I repent of it and disown disbelief, polytheism, lying, backbiting, innovation, tale-carrying, indecency, slander and all sins. I submit, and I declare: there is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
Learning the Kalimas
The Kalimas summarise the core beliefs of Islam: the Oneness of Allah, the Messengership of the Prophet ﷺ, glorification, seeking forgiveness, and rejecting disbelief. Teach children one Kalima at a time, with its meaning, and revise them together after Maghrib.
Continue with the masnoon duas, the method of Namaz and Namaz ki niyat.