Second Kalima (Kalima Shahadah):
2nd Kalima in Arabic
أَشْهَدُ أنْ لا إلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأشْهَدُ أنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
2nd Kalima in English
I testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad (Sallallahu Alahi Wa Sallam) is His servant and His Messenger.
Reference of 2nd Kalima
It is stated in a Hadith,
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ” مَنْ قَالَ: أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَأَنَّ عِيسَى عَبْدُ اللهِ، وَابْنُ أَمَتِهِ، وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِنْهُ، وَأَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ، وَأَنَّ النَّارَ حَقٌّ، أَدْخَلَهُ اللهُ مِنْ أَيِّ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ الثَّمَانِيَةِ شَاء
He who said: Ašhadu an lā ilāha illā-llāh waḥdahu lā šarīka lahu, wa ašhadu anna muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa rasūluh (There is no god but Allah, He is One and there is no associate with Him, that Muhammad (Sallallahu Alahi Wa Sallam) is his servant and His messenger),… Allah would make him (he who affirms these truths) enter Paradise through any one of its eight doors which he would like.
Meaning of the Second Kalima
- Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah: “I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah” – Affirming absolute monotheism, the core principle of Islam.
- Wa ashhadu anna Muhammadur Rasulullah: “And I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah” – Recognizing the finality and truth of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) prophethood.
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