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Foundation of Faith

The Five Kalimahs

The five sacred declarations that form the spiritual pillars of a Muslim's faith and daily remembrance.

First Kalimah — Tayyibah (The Pure Word)

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّهِ

Laa ilaaha illallaahu Muhammadur-Rasoolullah

Meaning: There is none worthy of worship except Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

Second Kalimah — Shahadat (The Testimony)

أَشْهَدُ أَن لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

Ash-hadu al-laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasooluh

Meaning: I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, alone without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.

Third Kalimah — Tamjeed (The Glorification)

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

Subhaanallaahi walhamdu lillaahi wa laa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar. Wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaahil-'aliyyil-'azeem

Meaning: Glory be to Allah, and all praise is for Allah, and there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. And there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.

Fourth Kalimah — Tawheed (Oneness of Allah)

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَّا يَمُوتُ أَبَدًا ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu yuhyee wa yumeetu wa huwa hayyun laa yamootu abadaa. Dhul-jalaali wal-ikraam. Biyadihil-khayr. Wa huwa 'alaa kulli shay'in qadeer

Meaning: There is none worthy of worship except Allah, alone without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and all praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is Ever-Living, never dying. Possessor of Majesty and Honor. In His hand is all goodness, and He has power over all things.

Fifth Kalimah — Astaghfar (Seeking Forgiveness)

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ رَبِّي مِن كُلِّ ذَنبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ عَمَدًا أَوْ خَطَأً سِرًّا أَوْ عَلَانِيَةً وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الذَّنبِ الَّذِي أَعْلَمُ وَمِنَ الذَّنبِ الَّذِي لَا أَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ وَسَتَّارُ الْعُيُوبِ وَغَفَّارُ الذُّنُوبِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ

Astaghfirullaaha rabbi min kulli dhambin adhnabtuhu 'amadan aw khata'an sirran aw 'alaaniyyatan wa atoobu ilayhi min adh-dhambi alladhee a'lamu wa min adh-dhambi alladhee laa a'lamu. Innaka anta 'allaamul-ghuyoobi wa sattaaril-'uyoobi wa ghaffaarudh-dhunoob. Wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaahil-'aliyyil-'azeem

Meaning: I seek forgiveness from Allah, my Lord, for every sin I committed knowingly or unknowingly, secretly or openly. I turn to Him in repentance from every sin I know and every sin I do not know. Surely You are the Knower of the hidden, the Concealer of faults, and the Forgiver of sins. And there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.

Words of Allah

Important Surahs

Essential chapters from the Holy Quran — recited daily for guidance, protection, and nearness to Allah.

Al-Fatiha

SURAH 1 · THE OPENING · 7 VERSES

Arabic

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿٢﴾ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿٣﴾ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ﴿٤﴾ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴿٥﴾ اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦﴾ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ ﴿٧﴾

Transliteration

Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem. Alhamdu lillaahi Rabbil-'aalameen. Ar-Rahmaanir-Raheem. Maaliki Yawmid-Deen. Iyyaaka na'budu wa Iyyaaka nasta'een. Ihdinas-Siraatal-Mustaqeem. Siraatal-latheena an'amta 'alayhim ghayril-maghdoobi 'alayhim wa lad-daaalleen.

Translation In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds — the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful — Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path: the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked anger or of those who are astray.

Ayatul Kursi

SURAH 2:255 · THE THRONE VERSE

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Arabic

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

Transliteration

Allaahu laa ilaaha illaa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyoom. Laa ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa laa nawm. Lahoo maa fis-samaawaati wa maa fil-ard. Man-dhal-ladhee yashfa'u 'indahoo illaa bi-idhnih. Ya'lamu maa bayna aydeehim wa maa khalfahum. Wa laa yuheetoona bishai'im-min 'ilmihee illaa bimaa shaa'. Wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samaawaati wal-ard. Wa laa ya'ooduhoo hifzuhumaa. Wa Huwal-'Aliyyul-'Azeem.

Translation Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Al-Ikhlas

SURAH 112 · SINCERITY · 4 VERSES

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Arabic

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ﴿٤﴾

Transliteration

Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem. Qul huwallaahu ahad. Allaahus-samad. Lam yalid wa lam yoolad. Wa lam yakul-lahoo kufuwan ahad.

Translation In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born. Nor is there to Him any equivalent.

Al-Falaq

SURAH 113 · THE DAYBREAK · 5 VERSES

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Arabic

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾

Transliteration

Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem. Qul a'oodhu bi-Rabbil-falaq. Min sharri maa khalaq. Wa min sharri ghaasiqin idhaa waqab. Wa min sharrin-naffaathaati fil-'uqad. Wa min sharri haasidin idhaa hasad.

Translation In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak — from the evil of that which He created, and from the evil of darkness when it settles, and from the evil of those who blow on knots, and from the evil of an envier when he envies.

An-Nas

SURAH 114 · MANKIND · 6 VERSES

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Arabic

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ﴿١﴾ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾

Transliteration

Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem. Qul a'oodhu bi-Rabbin-naas. Malikin-naas. Ilaahin-naas. Min sharril-waswaasil-khannaas. Alladhee yuwaswisu fee sudoorin-naas. Minal-jinnati wan-naas.

Translation In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind — from the evil of the retreating whisperer who whispers in the breasts of mankind, from among the jinn and mankind.