The Six Kalimas are a set of Islamic phrases or prayers that are often recited by Muslims. They are taken in part from hadiths and are considered to be the basic beliefs of Muslims all around the world. The phrases are not restricted to only six in Islam, but in South Asia, they have been restricted to six. The Six Kalimas are verses of the Quran and are considered to be essential phrases to be memorized by some Muslims, while others argue that they are not present in the Quran or substantiated by Muhammad. The Six Kalimas are:

1. Tayyab (Purity): "There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah".
2. Shahadat (Testimony): "I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, the one alone, without any partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is his servant and messenger".
3. Tamjeed (Glory): "Glory be to Allah and all praise be to Allah, and there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest".
4. Tawheed (Oneness): "There is no deity but Allah".
5. Astaghfar (Forgiveness): "I seek forgiveness from Allah, my Lord, from every sin I committed knowingly or unknowingly, secretly or openly, and I turn towards Him from the sin that I know and from the sin that I do not know. Certainly, You, You (are) the knower of the hidden things and the Concealer (of) the mistakes and the Forgiver (of) the sins. And (there is) no power and no strength except from Allah, the Most High, the Most Great".
6. Radd-e-Kufar (Rejection of Disbelief): "I reject disbelief and polytheism (associating partners with Allah), and I believe in Allah, my Lord".

Recitation of the Six Kalimas is taught in South Asian Muslim schools and is more heavily taught in South Asian countries like Pakistan when compared to the rest of the world.