shahada

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَهَادَة‎ (šahāda, “witnessing”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sha‧ha‧da

Noun

shahada (usually uncountable, plural shahadas or shahadat)

1. (Islam, especially theosophy) The Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God, one of the five pillars, the formal content of which is the kalima (a minimal Islamic creed).

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَهَادَة‎ (šahāda, “witnessing”).

Noun

shàhādā̀ f (plural shahādōdī, possessed form shàhādàr̃)

1. (Islam) shahada
2. (Islam) martyrdom, death in a holy war
3. certificate

   Synonym: satifikat

Noun

shahada f (plural shahadas)

1. Alternative spelling of chahada

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَهَادَة‎ (šahāda).

Noun

shahada (n class, plural shahada)

1. testament, evidence
2. diploma, certificate
3. (Islam) shahada (declaration of faith)