The Six Kalmas ( ''chh kalme'', ''al-kalimāt as-sitt'', also spelled ''qalmah''), also known as the Six Traditions or Six Phrases, are

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

ic prayers recited by South Asian Muslims. Derived from ''

hadiths Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...

'', they aid children in memorising key beliefs and are taught in South Asian ''madrasas''.Yoginder Sikand, ''Bastions of the Believers: Madrasas and Islamic Education in India'', Penguin Books India, 2005 Some consider them important, while others do not, noting that they are not in the

Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...

and not substantiated by

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

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