Islamic Applications and Islamic Articles : 6 Kalmas of Islam

6 Kalmas of Islam, being preserved in many Islamic books and memorize by millions of Muslims across the world that has great significance in Islam. Kalma is an assembly of few words that is the recognition of a Muslim. Kalma is the basic principle that connects a person to Islamic spirit.

First Kalma – Kalma Tayyiba

The word Tayyiba means purity from evil spirits. By saying Kalma Tayyiba, a person nullifies all false gods and declares that Allah is The Only Lord, the creator of everything around us including Heaven, Hell and Prophet Muhammad PBUH is the messenger of Allah. Kalma is not only declaration but it is also the acceptance of fact that Allah is the one without any companion; He has neither parents nor children. La-ilaha-ill-allah, Muhammad-ur-Rasulullah is also to believe on Allah with all His names, which depict His countless attributes.

Second Kalma – Kalma Shahdaat

The word Shahdaat means testimony or Witness, evidence of what we said in Kalma Tayyiba. In Kalma Tayyiba we accept the truth of Allah and then search for Him around us and start becoming a witness of His attributes. We see deep oceans and High Mountains and recall that Allah is Qadir means has all the powers. When we become in troubles and find no one to help us and call Allah and get some guidance then we call Allah with name Ar-Rashid means the righteous teacher.

Third Kalma – Kalma Tamjeed

The word Tamjeed means Glorification. After getting number of evidences around us we again repeat the fact that Allah is The Greatest with All Praise and there is no Might or Power except Allah. He gave life and also death and we cannot do anything against His will. Whatever is on earth and in the sky, He controls everything.

Fourth Kalma – Kalma Tauheed

The word Tauheed means unity. This Kalma is a unity of all previous believes, summarization of all attributes of Allah in a single sentence. In this short phrase we accept Allah with all His names. We also accept that there is no one worthy for worship and Praise except Allah. Furthermore we also accept that He is owner of life and death and He has to last forever with all His powers.

Fifth Kalma – Kalma Ishtaghfar

The word Ishtaghfar means forgiveness, penitence from all the sins which we commit either by will or unknowingly, secretly or openly. All we know that Allah loves His creations seven times more than a mother. This is to believe that, if you commit some sin and then if we ask for forgiveness, He will listen to us, as this is His attribute that He is forgiver.

Sixth- Kalma – Kalma Rud-e-Kufr

The word Rud-e-Kufr means rejecting the Disbelief. This is to accept that there is no protection except Allah, along with believing that He has no partner. Also ask for forgiveness, O’ Allah if ever I associate someone with you I seek your protection and forgive me for my action. I repented from it and I made myself free from all such associations. Also forgive me for all my falsehood, back-biting and all other bad deeds I have done knowingly or unknowingly. All the praise are for you and no one is worthy for worship accept you.

Conclusion

Through this post we reached to a conclusion that, all six Kalmas are interlinked and have same signification. If we recite one Kalma then we should recite other five as well. Importance of verses enhanced if we know their meaning. There are number of sources from where we can get enough knowledge. One of them can be a mobile app named 6 Kalma of Islam. This application is all about Kalmas and their meanings, which helps you a lot in knowing true essence of these verses.

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