shahada
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of shahada
From the Arabic word shahādah literally, “witness”
Example Sentences
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Both were asked to spray-paint the Islamic shahada - the declaration of faith - in Arabic on a defunct Debenhams in the city centre.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Belief in the one God and the message of the Islamic prophet Muhammad is the first and most important of the “Five Pillars of Islam,” known as the shahada, the profession of faith.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Taliban uses a white banner with a black inscription of the shahada, the Arabic term for the declaration of faith in Allah.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
As soon as he uttered the shahada, the Islamic testimony of faith, the faithful broke into chants of “Allahu Akbar.”
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2020
The dispute is reminiscent of a controversy in rural Augusta County, Va., that drew national attention in December after a teacher assigned a calligraphy lesson that asked students to write the shahada in Arabic.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2016
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