The Six Kalmas (Urdu: چھ کلمے chh kalme, Arabic: ٱلكَلِمَات ٱلسِتّ al-kalimāt as-sitt, also spelled qalmah), also known as the Six Traditions or the Six Phrases, are six Islamic phrases (prayers) often recited by Pakistani Muslims.
[1] The Kalimahs came into existence to facilitate the easy memorising and learning for Children and are taken in part from hadiths.
[1] Recitation of the Six Kalimahs is taught in Pakistani Muslim schools (Madrasas).
[2] The importance of learning the Six Kalimahs is disputed, with some regarding them as essential phrases to be memorised and others arguing that they are not present in the Quran or substantiated by Muhammad.
[3] Kalimat aṭ-Ṭayyibah(Word of Purity) كَلِمَاتْ اَلشَّهَادَةKalimat ash-Shahādah(Word of Testimony) كَلِمَاتْ اَلتَّمْجِيدْKalimat at-Tamjīd(Word of Majesty) كَلِمَاتْ اَلتَّوْحِيدْKalimat at-Tawḥīd(Word of Oneness) كَلِمَاتْ إِسْتِغْفَارْKalimat ʾIstighfār(Word of Penitence) كَلِمَاتْ رَدّْ اَلْكُفْرْKalimat Radd al-Kufr("Word of Rejection of Disbelief")