Kalimas in Islam and Their Meaning

Kalimas in Islam and Their Meaning

Assalamu alaikum wa-rahmatullahi wa-barakatuhu.

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Let us learn about the Kalimas in Islam and their meaning in English which are very beautiful to understand and keep it in our mind. Insha Allah.

Kalma Tayyaba

Kalima Tayyaba also called as Kalma Tayyab. The Kalma Tayyaba meaning is “The Good Words”.

Kalima Tayyaba Dua in Arabic

.لآ اِلَهَ اِلّا اللّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوُل اللّهِ

How to Read Kalima Tayyaba Dua
Laaa Ilaaha Illa-llaahu Muhammadur-Rasoolu-llaah.

Kalima Tayyaba Dua Meaning in English:
There is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad (SAW) is the Messenger of Allah (SWT)

What is La Ilaha Illallah?

  • La Ilaha Illallah is the Testimony of faith in One God.
  • It has to be believed at by Heart, pronounced by the Tongue, and acted upon by the Limbs of the Body.
    It is the testimony which enters a person into Islam.
  • But, it has it’s conditions and it’s requirements and if they are not fulfilled, the person is not Muslim even though he claims so.

Kalima Shahadah

Kalima Shahadah also called as Kalma Shahadah or Shadath Kalima.

Kalima Shahada Dua in Arabic

.اشْهَدُ انْ لّآ اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَه لَا شَرِيْكَ لَه، وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدً اعَبْدُهوَرَسُولُه

How to Read Kalima Shahada Dua
Ash-hadu al-laaa ilaaha illa-llaahu wahdahoo laa shareeka lahoo, wa-ash-hadu anna muhammadan ‘abduhoo wa rasooluhu.

Kalima Shahada Meaning in English
I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, the One alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger

Kalima Tamjeed

Kalima Tamjeed also called as Kalma Thamjeed

Kalma Tamjeed Dua

.سُبْحَان اللهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ وَ لآ اِلهَ اِلّا اللّهُ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ وَلا حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّة ِ الَّا بِاللّهِ الْعَلِىّ الْعَظِيْم

How to Read Kalma Tamjeed Dua
Subhaanallaahi walhamdu lillaahi walaa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar, walaa hawla walaa quwwata illaa billaahi al aliyyi al azeem.

Kalma Tamjeed Meaning in English
Glory is to Allah and all praise is to Allah, there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. There is no might or power except from Allah, the Exalted, and the Great One.

Kalima Tauheed

Kalima Tauheed also called as Kalma Tauheed or Kalima Thawheed

Kalima Tawheed means “Word of Oneness”.

Kalima Tawheed Dua

.ﻵَ اِﻟٰﻪَ اِﻻَّ اﻟﻠّٰﻪُ ﻭَﺣْﺪَﻩٗ ﻻَ ﺷَﺮِﻳْﻚَ ﻟَﻪٗ ﻟَﻪُ اﻟْﻤُﻠْﻚُ ﻭَﻟَﻪُ اﻟْﺤَﻤْﺪُ ﻳُﺤْﻰٖ ﻭَﻳُﻤِﻴْﺖُ ﻭَﻫُﻮَ ﺣَﻰُّ ﻻَّ ﻳَﻤُﻮْﺕُ اَﺑَﺪًااَﺑَﺪًاؕ ﺫُﻭاﻟْﺠَﻼَﻝِ ﻭَاﻻِْﻛْﺮَاﻡِؕ ﺑِﻴَﺪِﻩِ اﻟْﺨَﻴْﺮُؕ ﻭَﻫُﻮَ ﻋَﻠٰﻰ ﻛُﻞِّ ﺷَﺊٍ ﻗَﺪِﻳْﺮٌ‎

How to Read Kalima Tawheed Dua
Laa ilaaha illa-llaahu wahdahoo laa shareeka-lahoo lahu-l mulku walahu-l hamdu yuhyee wayumeetu wahuwa hayyu-l laa yamootu abadan abada. dhu-l jalaali wal ikraam. biyadihil khair. wahuwa alaa kulli shai-’in qadeer).

Kalima Tawheed Meaning in English
There is none worthy of worship except Allah. He is alone and has no partner. To Him belongs the Kingdom and for Him is all praise. He gives life and causes death. In His hand is all good and He has power over everything.

Kalima Astagfar

Kalima Astaghfar also called as Kalma Asthaghfar. Kalima Astagfar means “Words of Seeking Forgiveness”. Dua Astagfirullaha Rabbi Min Kulli Zanbi.

Kalima Astagfar Dua

.اسْتَغْفِرُ اللّهَ رَبِّىْ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ اَذْنَبْتُه عَمَدًا اَوْ خَطَاً سِرًّا اَوْ عَلَانِيَةً وَاَتُوْبُ اِلَيْهِ مِنْ الذَّنْبِ الَّذِىْ اَعْلَمُ وَ مِنْ الذَّنْبِ الَّذِىْ لا اَعْلَمُ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الغُيُوْبِ وَ سَتَّارُ الْعُيُوْبِ و َغَفَّارُ الذُّنُوْبِ وَ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ الْعَلِىِّ العَظِيْم

How to Read Kalima Astagfar Dua
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.

Kalima Astagfar Meaning in English
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 (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.

Kalima Radd e-Kufr

Kalima Radd e-Kufr also called as Kalma Rudd e-kufr. Which means means “The Words of Rejecting Disbelief”.

Kalima Kalima Radd e-Kufr Dua

.ﺍَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﺍِﻧِّﯽْٓ ﺍَﻋُﻮْﺫُ ﺑِﻚَ ﻣِﻦْ ﺍَﻥْ ﺍُﺷْﺮِﻙَ ﺑِﻚَ ﺷَﻴْﺌًﺎ ﻭَّﺍَﻧَﺂ ﺍَﻋْﻠَﻢُ ﺑِﻪٖ ﻭَ ﺍَﺳْﺘَﻐْﻔِﺮُﻙَ ﻟِﻤَﺎ ﻟَﺂ ﺍَﻋْﻠَﻢُ ﺑِﻪٖ ﺗُﺒْﺖُ ﻋَﻨْﻪُ ﻭَ ﺗَﺒَﺮَّﺃْﺕُ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟْﻜُﻔْﺮِ ﻭَ ﺍﻟﺸِّﺮْﻙِ ﻭَ ﺍﻟْﻜِﺬْﺏِ ﻭَ ﺍﻟْﻐِﻴْﺒَﺔِ ﻭَ ﺍﻟْﺒِﺪْﻋَﺔِ ﻭَ ﺍﻟﻨَّﻤِﻴْﻤَﺔِ ﻭَ ﺍﻟْﻔَﻮَﺍﺣِﺶِ ﻭَ ﺍﻟْﺒُﻬْﺘَﺎﻥِ ﻭَ ﺍﻟْﻤَﻌَﺎﺻِﻰْ ﻛُﻠِّﻬَﺎ ﻭَ ﺍَﺳْﻠَﻤْﺖُ ﻭَ ﺍَﻗُﻮْﻝُ ﻟَﺂ ﺍِﻟٰﻪَ ﺍِﻟَّﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﻪُ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٌ ﺭَّﺳُﻮْﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠﻪِؕ

How to Read Kalima Radd e-Kufr
Allaa-humma inneee a’udhu-bika min an ushrika bika shay-awn wa-ana a’lamu bihee wa- astaghfiruka limaa laaa a’lamu bihee tubtu ‘anhu wata-barraatu mina-l kufri wash-shirki wal-kidhbi wal-gheebati wal-bid’ati wan-nameemati wal-fawahishi wal-buhtaani wal-m’aasi kulli-haa wa-aslamtu wa-aqoolu laaa ilaaha illa-llaahu muhammadu-r rasoolu-llah.

Kalima Radde e-Kufr meaning in English
O Allah! I seek refuge in You from that I should ascribe any partner with You knowingly. I seek Your forgiveness for the sin of which I have no knowledge. I repent from it. And becoming disgusted of disbelief and idolatry, lying and backbiting, innovation and slander, lewdness and abomination and all other acts of disobedience, I submit to Your will. I believe and I declare that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

Kalima Iman E-Mujmal

Kalima Iman E Mujmal also callled as Kalma Eeman E-Mujmal. Kalima Iman E Mujmal means “The summary declaration of faith”.

Kalima Iman E Mujmal Dua

.امَنْتُ بِاللهِ كَمَا هُوَ بِاَسْمَائِه وَصِفَاتِه وَقَبِلْتُ جَمِيْعَ اَحْكَامِه وَاَرْكَانِه

How to Read Kalima Iman E Mujmal
Aamanthu billahi kama hua bismaa’ihi wasifathihi wa-qabilthu jameeha ahkaamihi.

Kalima Kalima Iman E Mujmal Meaning in English
I have faith in Allah as He is known by His Names and attributes and I accept all His commands.
OR
“I solemnly believe in ALLAH with His all Names and personal Attributes and I also accept all His commandments by reciting them with tongue and believing them with hear.”

Kalima Iman E-Mufassil

Kalima Iman E Mufassil also called as Kalma Eman E-Mufassil. Kalima Iman E Mufassil means “the detailed declaration of faith”.

Kalima Iman E Mufassil Dua in Arabic

.امَنْتُ بِاللهِ وَمَلئِكَتِه وَكُتُبِه وَرَسُوْلِه وَالْيَوْمِ الْاخِرِ وَالْقَدْرِ خَيْرِه وَشَرِّه مِنَ اللهِ تَعَالى وَالْبَعْثِ بَعْدَالْمَوْتِ

How to Read Kalima Iman E Mufassil
Aamanthu billahi wa-malaayikathihi wa-kuthubihi wa-rusulihi wa-lyaumil aaqiri wa-lqadri qayrihi wa-sharrihi mina Allahi ta’ala wa-lbahsi ba’dalmouthi.

Kalima Iman E-Mufassil Meaning in English:
I have faith in Allah and His Angels, His Books and His Messengers, and the Day of Judgement and that all good and evil and fate is from Almighty Allah and it is sure that there will be resurrection after death.

Allah knows the best. May Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) guide all of us to His Truth and purify of our intentions, and allow us to enter Jannah together. And may Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) accept all our good deeds and help us in the cause, forgive our mistakes and make us amongst the Muntaqeen & By His Mercy make us all Inhabitants of Jannah. Ameen ya rabbal’alameen.

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