shahada
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of shahada
From the Arabic word shahādah literally, “witness”
Example Sentences
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Dr Amira al-Assouli was in Nasser hospital's maternity building when she heard a man screaming the shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, right below her window.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024
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
It bears a white sword and the Arabic inscription of the shahada, a Muslim declaration of faith: “There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2022
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
Ellison recited the shahada — the Muslim profession of faith that says there is no God but God and Muhammad is his prophet — in Arabic as he walked to the House floor for votes.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2015
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