shahada

or Sha·ha·da, sha·ha·dah

[ shah-hah-duh ]

noun
  1. Islam. the Islamic profession of faith, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger”: the first of the Pillars of Islam.

Origin of shahada

1
From the Arabic word shahādah literally, “witness”

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shahada

/ (ʃəˈhɑːdə) /


noun
  1. the Islamic declaration of faith, repeated daily by Muslims

Origin of shahada

1
from Arabic, literally: witnessing

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