☝️ The Six Kalimahs and Eemaan

1. First Kalimah: Ṭayyib (the pure word)

   Learned first; the declaration of faith.

   لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّهِ ▶

   laa i-laa-ha il-lal-laa-hu mu-ḥam-ma-dur ra-soo-lul-laah

   “There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”

2. Second Kalimah: Shahaadah (bearing witness)

   Any time; it is also said after wudu.

   أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُۥ وَرَسُولُهُۥ ▶

   ash-ha-du al-laa i-laa-ha il-lal-laa-hu waḥ-da-hoo laa sha-ree-ka lah, wa ash-ha-du an-na mu-ḥam-ma-dan 'ab-du-hoo wa ra-soo-luh

   “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger.”

3. Third Kalimah: Tamjeed (glorifying Allah)

   Any time, as dhikr.

   سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ ▶

   sub-ḥaa-nal-laa-hi wal-ḥam-du lil-laa-hi wa laa i-laa-ha il-lal-laa-hu wal-laa-hu ak-bar, wa laa ḥaw-la wa laa quw-wa-ta il-laa bil-laa-hil 'a-liy-yil 'a-ẓeem

   “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.”

4. Fourth Kalimah: Tawḥeed (the oneness of Allah)

   Any time, as dhikr.

   لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَّا يَمُوتُ أَبَدًا أَبَدًا ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ▶

   laa i-laa-ha il-lal-laa-hu waḥ-da-hoo laa sha-ree-ka lah, la-hul mul-ku wa la-hul ḥamd, yuḥ-yee wa yu-meet, wa hu-wa ḥay-yul laa ya-moo-tu a-ba-dan a-ba-daa, dhul ja-laa-li wal ik-raam, bi-ya-di-hil khayr, wa hu-wa 'a-laa kul-li shay-'in qa-deer

   “There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. His is the kingdom and His is all praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is Ever-Living and never dies, ever. Owner of majesty and honour; all good is in His hand, and He has power over everything.”

5. Fifth Kalimah: Istighfaar (asking forgiveness)

   Any time you want to ask for forgiveness.

   أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ رَبِّيْ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُۥ عَمَدًا أَوْ خَطَأً سِرًّا أَوْ عَلَانِيَةً وَّأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ الَّذِي أَعْلَمُ وَمِنَ الذَّنْبِ الَّذِي لَا أَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ وَسَتَّارُ الْعُيُوبِ وَغَفَّارُ الذُّنُوبِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ ▶

   as-tagh-fi-rul-laa-ha rab-bee min kul-li dham-bin adh-nab-tu-hoo 'a-ma-dan aw kha-ṭa-'an sir-ran aw 'a-laa-ni-ya-taw wa a-too-bu i-lay-hi mi-nadh dham-bil la-dhee a'-la-mu wa mi-nadh dham-bil la-dhee laa a'-lam, in-na-ka an-ta 'al-laa-mul ghu-yoo-bi wa sat-taa-rul 'u-yoo-bi wa ghaf-faa-rudh dhu-noob, wa laa ḥaw-la wa laa quw-wa-ta il-laa bil-laa-hil 'a-liy-yil 'a-ẓeem

   “I ask Allah, my Lord, to forgive every sin I have done, on purpose or by mistake, in secret or openly, and I turn to Him from the sins I know and the sins 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.”

6. Sixth Kalimah: Radd al-Kufr (rejecting disbelief)

   Any time; a promise to stay away from shirk and sin.

   اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أُشْرِكَ بِكَ شَيْئًا وَّأَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِهِۦ وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا لَا أَعْلَمُ بِهِۦ تُبْتُ عَنْهُ وَتَبَرَّأْتُ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالشِّرْكِ وَالْكِذْبِ وَالْغِيبَةِ وَالْبِدْعَةِ وَالنَّمِيمَةِ وَالْفَوَاحِشِ وَالْبُهْتَانِ وَالْمَعَاصِي كُلِّهَا وَأَسْلَمْتُ وَأَقُولُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّهِ ▶

   al-laa-hum-ma in-nee a-'oo-dhu bi-ka min an ush-ri-ka bi-ka shay-'aw wa a-na a'-la-mu bih, wa as-tagh-fi-ru-ka li-maa laa a'-la-mu bih, tub-tu 'an-hu wa ta-bar-ra'-tu mi-nal kuf-ri wash shir-ki wal kidh-bi wal ghee-ba-ti wal bid-'a-ti wan na-mee-ma-ti wal fa-waa-ḥi-shi wal buh-taa-ni wal ma-'aa-ṣee kul-li-haa, wa as-lam-tu wa a-qoo-lu laa i-laa-ha il-lal-laa-hu mu-ḥam-ma-dur ra-soo-lul-laah

   “O Allah, I seek Your protection from knowingly associating anything with You, and I ask Your forgiveness for what I do without knowing. I repent from it and free myself from disbelief, shirk, lying, backbiting, wrong innovation, spreading tales, indecency, slander and every sin. I submit, and I say: there is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”

7. Eemaan Mujmal (faith in brief)

   Learned with the Kalimahs.

   آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ كَمَا هُوَ بِأَسْمَآئِهِۦ وَصِفَاتِهِۦ وَقَبِلْتُ جَمِيعَ أَحْكَامِهِۦ ▶

   aa-man-tu bil-laa-hi ka-maa hu-wa bi-as-maa-'i-hee wa ṣi-faa-ti-hee wa qa-bil-tu ja-mee-'a aḥ-kaa-mih

   “I believe in Allah as He is, with His names and His qualities, and I accept all His commands.”

8. Eemaan Mufaṣṣal (faith in detail)

   Learned with the Kalimahs.

   آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَالْقَدْرِ خَيْرِهِۦ وَشَرِّهِۦ مِنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالٰى وَالْبَعْثِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ ▶

   aa-man-tu bil-laa-hi wa ma-laa-'i-ka-ti-hee wa ku-tu-bi-hee wa ru-su-li-hee wal yaw-mil aa-khi-ri wal qad-ri khay-ri-hee wa shar-ri-hee mi-nal-laa-hi ta-'aa-laa wal ba'-thi ba'-dal mawt

   “I believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and that the good and bad of fate are from Allah the Most High, and in being raised after death.”

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