shahada
or Sha·ha·da, sha·ha·dah
[shah-hah-duh]
- Islam. the Islamic profession of faith, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger”: the first of the Pillars of Islam.
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Origin of shahada
From the Arabic word shahādah literally, witness
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Early reports claimed that the armed assailants demanded that everyone present recite the shahada, “Laillhailla Allahu.”
shahada
- the Islamic declaration of faith, repeated daily by Muslims
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Word Origin
from Arabic, literally: witnessing
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