Doosra Kalma, also called Kalma Shahadat (the Testimony), is the second of the six kalmas commonly taught in Pakistan and India. Some people spell it Dusra or Dosra Kalma. Read it below in Arabic with Roman Urdu, Urdu and English meaning, and copy the text with one tap.
Doosra Kalma Shahadat in Arabic
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ
Roman Urdu: Ash-hadu al-lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lahū wa ash-hadu anna Muḥammadan ʿabduhū wa rasūluh.
Doosra Kalma Meaning
English: I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah. He is One and has no partner. And I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and His Messenger.
Urdu tarjuma:
میں گواہی دیتا ہوں کہ اللہ کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں، وہ اکیلا ہے، اس کا کوئی شریک نہیں، اور میں گواہی دیتا ہوں کہ حضرت محمد ﷺ اس کے بندے اور رسول ہیں۔
Doosra Kalma in Hadith: Saying It After Wudu
Uqbah bin Amir reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: whoever performs wudu well and then says, “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger,” the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him, to enter by whichever he wishes.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 234
Doosra Kalma in the Quran
Allah Himself bears witness to His oneness in Surah Aal-e-Imran 3:18:
شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ
English: Allah bears witness that there is no deity except Him.
Reference: Quran 3:18
Frequently Asked Questions
Doosra kalma ka naam kya hai?
Kalma Shahadat, which means the testimony of faith.
Doosra kalma kab parhna chahiye?
It can be recited at any time. Sahih Muslim 234 specifically mentions saying it after completing wudu.
Pehla aur doosra kalma mein kya farq hai?
Pehla Kalma states the belief. Doosra Kalma states it as a personal testimony (“I bear witness”) and adds that Allah has no partner and that Muhammad ﷺ is His servant as well as His Messenger.
All Six Kalmas in Arabic
- 1st – Pehla Kalma Tayyab
- 2nd – Doosra Kalma Shahadat (this page)
- 3rd – Teesra Kalma Tamjeed
- 4th – Chotha Kalma Tauheed
- 5th – Panchwa Kalma Istighfar
- 6th – Chhata Kalma Radd-e-Kufr