This post was originally written on March 2, 2018. Please share this with your friends and family. Three more parts in this series will be written soon – these first three kalimahs are already posted. Jazakallah khair for reading and for your support!
First Kalimah Tayyab – Words of Purity and Oneness
How many of us read kalimahs daily? We talk about duas, and reading verses from the Qur’an, but next to reading durood/salawat in abundance, we also must read kalimahs in abundance. I’ve decided to create a six-part series on the six kalimahs that we should be reading daily, doing dhikr of it as much as possible.
The first part we’re discussing today is the First Kalimah – It is called Kalimah Tayyab, or “The Purest Words.”
The First Kalimah is – La ilaha illallahu Muhammadar Rasoolullah. This means “There is no one worthy of worship except for Allah, and Muhammad (SAW) is the Messenger of Allah.”
What are the virtues of reading the first kalimah? Why should we read this daily?
By reading this kalimah, we are stating the Oneness of Allah SWT, and the truth of Allah SWT. We receive so much humbleness from reading this kalimah because we acknowledge that Allah SWT is one, and we acknowledge that our Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is His messenger – Allah SWT sent down our final messenger (SAW) to spread Allah SWT’s message of Islam, set examples to show us how to become the leaders of Islam (we can learn much about leadership through our Prophet (SAW)), and how to make dua, and dhikr to consistently remember Allah SWT.
There are many other virtues of reading this kalimah. Read it 100 times a day, or even 1000 times a day if you are able to. Read it in the morning after Fajr prayer, and in the evening before going to bed.
As you read this, the Noor of Allah SWT will give you guidance. You will receive the utmost blessings in this world and in the akhirah. And when you make dua after reading this kalimah, Allah SWT will accept your duas, inshallah.
So much barakah (mercies and blessings) of Allah SWT will shine on you, and in your heart, a place will open up to connecting with Allah SWT even more than ever.
It is because you are reciting the very foundation of what Islam is about – the Oneness of Allah SWT and acceptance of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) as His Messenger. We cannot equate any partners with Allah SWT for it is only Him and Him alone Who has created us and this world and is the King of the Universe, the Heavens, and everything in the Unseen that we are unable to fathom. That is why we call Him the Lord of the Worlds.
It is said that when you read the First Kalimah Tayyab in abundance, your face will shine like the moon on the Day of Judgement.
My mom reads Kalimah Tayyab in abundance every morning alhamdulillah. I have started reading it myself when I am able to during the week and doing the dhikr is not only a beautiful thing, but I notice how good I feel after spending even 10 minutes reading Kalimah Tayyab.
For women during their monthly time, they can also continue to read this in abundance. It is not necessary to have the tasbeeh beads. You can read it while you are sitting, standing, working, driving, etc. It is through this dhikr that you constantly remember Allah SWT is One and claim that daily through reading this tasbeeh.
Read this kalimah in abundance and with ikhlaas. Allah SWT will bring to you things you will not know about – and you will see duas being fulfilled, utmost blessings and above all, closeness to Allah SWT. This kalimah will help stop you from sins, and “indulging in the forbidden things” as a hadith says – “One who recites La ilaha illallah with ikhlaas will enter paradise, and will prevent one from indulging in the forbidden things.”
Reading the First Kalimah will help your faith, imaan, yaqeen and tawakkul in Allah SWT strong. Your sins are forgiven, erased by reading Kalimah Tayyab, and instead, good things, virtues are written under your account. You will be granted forgiveness as you read this kalimah. La Ilaha Illallah outweights everything else in the world on the scale. It will outweigh the universe! That’s how powerful this Kalimah is and why you should make it a habit to read this every day as much as possible in abundance.
My family’s Mufti has told us to read this in abundance 70,000 times – it can be done in increments totaling 70,000 (it could take couple of months, but the point is to read this dhikr in abundance). Reading this will help you become safe from hell fire, and take away worries, and grief. You will feel at peace. You don’t have to read 70,000 times. However, read it 100 times every morning and evening and make it a daily part of your life.
I will say this – don’t leave home without reciting this kalimah at least 100 times in the day. It doesn’t take any more than 5 minutes of your time. You can even recite kalimah while driving, or sitting at your desk at work, or while you are waiting to talk to customer service on the phone (seriously, I had to wait an hour and a half at one point for customer service to help me with an issue).
In the next part, I discussed the second kalimah – Kalimah Shahadah, and the virtues of reading that kalimah. You can read that post by clicking here. If you would like to be notified about when I publish my next blog post, please email me at aasiyah at draasiyah.com, so that you can be notified when I write my latest posts. Feel free to share this blog with anyone who will benefit. After all, reading kalimah should be a HUGE part of our lives, along with reading durood/salawat daily and astaghfar.
-Dr. Aasiyah N. Ghazi