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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَبِاللَّهِ
bismillāhi wabillāh
In the Name of Allah [I begin], in Allah [I trust],
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وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُوْلِ اللَّهِ
wa`alā millati rasūlillāh
and the course of Allah’s Messenger [I follow],
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صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ
ṣallallāhu `alayhi wa-ālih
peace be upon him and his Household.
4
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
ash-hadu an lā ilāha illallāh
I bear witness that there is no god save Allah,
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وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ
waḥdahu lā sharīka lah
One and Only God and having no partner.
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وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ
wa-ash-hadu anna muḥammadan `abduhu warasūluh
And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger
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وَأَنَّ عَلِيًّا وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ
wa-anna `aliyyan waliyyullāh
and `Ali is Allah’s most intimate servant.
