shahada

sha·ha·da
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US/ʃɑˈhɑdə/

noun

The Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God, the formal content of which is the kalima (a minimal Islamic creed); the first of the five pillars of Islam.

OriginArabic شَهَادَة (šahāda) →
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Meanings

nounshahada (usually uncountable, plural shahadas or shahadat)

plural shahadas · plural shahadat

  1. uncountableusuallyespecially theosophyIslamThe Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God, the formal content of which is the kalima (a minimal Islamic creed); the first of the five pillars of Islam.

Origin

  1. Arabicشَهِدَ (šahida)
  2. Arabicشَهَادَة (šahāda)
  3. Englishshahada

Borrowed from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda, “witnessing”).

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Translations

Arabic شَهَادَة
  • شَهَادَة (šahāda)Islamic declaration of belief
Bengali শাহাদাহ্
  • শাহাদাহ্ (śahadah)Islamic declaration of belief
Bulgarian шехадет
  • шехадет (šehadet)Islamic declaration of belief
Chinese Mandarin 清真言, 作證詞 /作证词
  • 清真言 (qīngzhēnyán)Islamic declaration of belief
  • 作證詞 /作证词 (zuòzhèngcí)Islamic declaration of belief
  • 作證言 /作证言 (zuòzhèngyán)Islamic declaration of belief
Danish shahadah
  • shahadahIslamic declaration of belief
Dutch shahadah
  • shahadahIslamic declaration of belief
Esperanto ŝahado
  • ŝahadoIslamic declaration of belief
Estonian šahada
  • šahadaIslamic declaration of belief
Finnish šahada
  • šahadaIslamic declaration of belief
French chahada, shahada
  • chahadaIslamic declaration of belief
  • shahadaIslamic declaration of belief
German Schahada
  • SchahadaIslamic declaration of belief
Greek σαχάντα
  • σαχάντα (sachánta)Islamic declaration of belief
Hebrew שהאדה
  • שהאדה (shahada)Islamic declaration of belief
Hindi शहादत
  • शहादत (śahādat)Islamic declaration of belief
Indonesian syahadat
  • syahadatIslamic declaration of belief
Italian shahada
  • shahadaIslamic declaration of belief
Japanese シャハーダ
  • シャハーダ (shahāda)Islamic declaration of belief
Korean 샤하다
  • 샤하다 (syahada)Islamic declaration of belief
Latvian šahāda
  • šahādaIslamic declaration of belief
Malay syahadah
  • syahadahIslamic declaration of belief
Norwegian Bokmål sjahádah, shahada
  • sjahádahIslamic declaration of belief
  • shahadaIslamic declaration of belief
  • shahadahIslamic declaration of belief
Persian شهادت
  • شهادت (šahâdat)Islamic declaration of belief
Polish szahada
  • szahadaIslamic declaration of belief
Portuguese chahada
  • chahadaIslamic declaration of belief
Punjabi ਸ਼ਹਾਦਾ
  • ਸ਼ਹਾਦਾ (śahādā)Islamic declaration of belief
Romanian șahada
  • șahadaIslamic declaration of belief
Russian шаха́да
  • шаха́да (šaxáda)Islamic declaration of belief
Slovak šaháda
  • šahádaIslamic declaration of belief
Spanish shahada
  • shahadaIslamic declaration of belief
Swahili shahada
  • shahadaIslamic declaration of belief
Turkish şehadet, kelime-i şehadet
  • şehadetIslamic declaration of belief
  • kelime-i şehadetIslamic declaration of belief
Urdu شَہادَت
  • شَہادَت (śahādat)Islamic declaration of belief

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

shahada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shahada

MLA

“shahada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shahada. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shahada,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shahada.

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