The Five Kalmas (Declarations of Faith)
First Kalma (Tayyab - The Word of Purity)
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ
La ilaha illallah, Muhammadur rasulullah.
"There is no deity but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."
Second Kalma (Shahadah - The Word of Testimony)
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wahdahu la sharika lah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh.
"I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, the One, having no partner. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger."
Third Kalma (Tamjeed - The Word of Glorification)
سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّٰهِ وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ وَلَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ وَٱللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Subhanallahi walhamdu lillahi, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil 'aliyyil 'azim.
"Glory be to Allah and all praise be to Allah, there is no deity but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. There is no might or power except from Allah, the Exalted, the Great."
Fourth Kalma (Tawhid - The Word of Oneness)
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ أَبَدًا أَبَدًا، ذُو ٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ، بِيَدِهِ ٱلْخَيْرُ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulku wa lahul hamd, yuhyi wa yumit, wa huwa hayyun la yamutu abadan abada, dhul jalali wal ikram, biyadihil khair, wa huwa 'ala kulli shayin qadir.
"There is no deity but Allah, He is the One, He has no partner. For Him is the sovereignty and for Him is all praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is living, He will not die, ever. Possessor of Majesty and Honor. In His hand is all good, and He is over all things competent."
Fifth Kalma (Astaghfar - The Word of Seeking Forgiveness)
أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّٰهَ رَبِّي مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ عَمَدًا أَوْ خَطَأً سِرًّا أَوْ عَلَانِيَةً وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلذَّنْبِ ٱلَّذِي أَعْلَمُ وَمِنَ ٱلذَّنْبِ ٱلَّذِي لَا أَعْلَمُ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلَّامُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ وَسَتَّارُ ٱلْعُيُوبِ وَغَفَّارُ ٱلذُّنُوبِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Astaghfirullaha rabbi min kulli dhambin adhnabtuhu 'amadan aw khata'an sirran aw 'alaniyatan wa atubu ilaihi minadh-dhambil-ladhi a'lamu wa minadh-dhambil-ladhi la a'lam. Innaka anta 'allamul ghuyubi wa sattarul 'uyubi wa ghaffarudh-dhunubi wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil 'aliyyil 'azim.
"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, You are the knower of the hidden things and the Concealer of the mistakes and the Forgiver of the sins. And there is no might or power except from Allah, the Most High, the Most Great."
Durood Sharif (Salutations on the Prophet ﷺ)
Durood-e-Ibrahim
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala aali Muhammadin, kama sallayta 'ala Ibrahima wa 'ala aali Ibrahima, innaka Hamidum Majid. Allahumma barik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala aali Muhammadin, kama barakta 'ala Ibrahima wa 'ala aali Ibrahima, innaka Hamidum Majid.
"O Allah, send Your grace upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent Your grace upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Verily, You are Most Praiseworthy, Most Glorious. O Allah, send Your blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent Your blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Verily, You are Most Praiseworthy, Most Glorious."
Ayat al-Kursi (The Verse of the Throne)
Quran 2:255
ٱللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Allahu la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum. La ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm. Lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard. Man dhalladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnihi. Ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum. Wa la yuhituna bi shay'in min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'a. Wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard. Wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma. Wa Huwal-'Aliyyul-'Azim.
"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 [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi (Throne) extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great."
Dua-e-Qunoot (Supplication of Obedience)
Recited in Witr Prayer
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَعِينُكَ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنُؤْمِنُ بِكَ وَنَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ وَنُثْنِي عَلَيْكَ الْخَيْرَ وَنَشْكُرُكَ وَلَا نَكْفُرُكَ وَنَخْلَعُ وَنَتْرُكُ مَنْ يَفْجُرُكَ
اللَّهُمَّ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَلَكَ نُصَلِّي وَنَسْجُدُ وَإِلَيْكَ نَسْعَى وَنَحْفِدُ وَنَرْجُو رَحْمَتَكَ وَنَخْشَى عَذَابَكَ إِنَّ عَذَابَكَ بِالْكُفَّارِ مُلْحِقٌ
Allahumma inna nasta'inuka wa nastaghfiruka wa nu'minu bika wa natawakkalu 'alayka wa nuthni 'alaykal-khayr. Wa nashkuruka wa la nakfuruka wa nakhla'u wa natruku man yafjuruk. Allahumma iyyaka na'budu, wa laka nusalli wa nasjudu, wa ilayka nas'a wa nahfidu, wa narju rahmataka, wa nakhsha 'adhabaka, inna 'adhabaka bil-kuffari mulhiq.
"O Allah! We seek Your help and ask for Your forgiveness, and we believe in You and have trust in You, and we praise You in the best way and we thank You and we are not ungrateful to You, and we forsake and turn away from the one who disobeys you. O Allah! We worship You only and pray to You and prostrate ourselves before You, and we run towards You and serve You, and we hope for Your mercy and we fear Your punishment. Surely, Your punishment will overtake the disbelievers."
Comprehensive Duas
Connecting with Allah through supplication for every aspect of life.
Daily Routines
When Waking Up
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushur.
"All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us and unto Him is the resurrection."
Before Eating
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Bismillah.
"In the name of Allah."
After Eating
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi at'amani hadha...
"All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any might nor power from myself."
When Leaving Home
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Bismillahi, tawakkaltu 'alallah...
"In the name of Allah, I have placed my trust in Allah, there is no might and no power except with Allah."
When Entering Home
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَلَجْنَا، وَبِسْمِ اللَّهِ خَرَجْنَا، وَعَلَى رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا
Bismillahi walajna, wa bismillahi kharajna...
"In the name of Allah we enter, and in the name of Allah we leave, and upon our Lord we place our trust."
Before Sleeping
اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Allahumma bismika amutu wa ahya.
"O Allah, in Your name I die and I live."
Acts of Worship
Start of Wudu
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim.
"In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful."
Completion of Wudu
أَشْهَدُ أَن لَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدَهُ وَرَسُولَهُ
Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah...
"I testify that there is no one worthy of worship besides Allah... and I testify that Muhammad is Allah's messenger."
Entering the Masjid
اَللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Allahummaftah li abwaba rahmatik.
"O Allah, open the doors of Your mercy for me."
Leaving the Masjid
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Allahumma inni as'aluka min fadlik.
"O Allah, I ask You from Your bounty."
When Breaking Fast
ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ، وَابْتَلَتِ الْعُرُوقُ ، وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
Dhahabaz-zama'u wabtallatil-'uruqu...
"The thirst has gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills."
For Protection & Guidance
When Traveling
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ...
Subhanalladhi sakh-khara lana hadha...
"Glory be to Him Who has subjected this to us... and surely to our Lord we are returning."
For One in Distress
لَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin.
"There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers." (Quran 21:87)
For Difficult Affairs
اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزَنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahla...
"O Allah, there is no ease except in that which You have made easy, and You make the difficulty, if You wish, easy."
For Seeking Forgiveness
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni.
"O Allah, You are Pardoning and love to pardon, so pardon me."
For Parents
رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
Rabbirhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira.
"My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small." (Quran 17:24)
Entering & Leaving the Washroom
Entering Washroom
[بِسْمِ اللَّهِ] اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ
[Bismillah] Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-khubuthi wal-khaba'ith.
"[In the name of Allah] O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female evil spirits."
Leaving Washroom
غُفْرَانَكَ
Ghufranaka.
"(I seek) Your forgiveness."