shahada

or Sha·ha·da, sha·ha·dah

[shah-hah-duh]

noun

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

From the Arabic word shahādah literally, witness

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Examples from the Web for shahada

Contemporary Examples of shahada

Early reports claimed that the armed assailants demanded that everyone present recite the shahada, “Laillhailla Allahu.”
Militants ‘Executed Non-Muslims’ at Kenyan World Cup Watch Party
Margot Kiser
June 16, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for shahada

shahada

noun

the Islamic declaration of faith, repeated daily by Muslims

Word Origin for shahada

from Arabic, literally: witnessing

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