shahada
Syllables: sha·ha·da/ʃɑˈhɑdə/
shahada 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.
Noun
shahada (usually uncountable, plural shahadas or shahadat)
- 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.
shahada meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi
shahada in Hindi
- Islamic declaration of belief
- शहादत śahādat
shahada in Urdu
- Islamic declaration of belief
- شَہادَت śahādat
shahada in Bengali
- Islamic declaration of belief
- শাহাদাহ্ śahadah
shahada in Punjabi
- Islamic declaration of belief
- ਸ਼ਹਾਦਾ śahādā
More languagesFewer languages
- shahada in Assamese
- শ্বাহাদাহ sahadah
- shahada in Pashto
- شهادت šahādat
- shahada in Arabic
- شَهَادَة šahāda
- shahada in Malay
- syahadah
- shahada in Indonesian
- syahadat
- shahada in Persian
- شهادت šahâdat
- Dhivehi
- ޝަހާދަތް šahādat̊
Forms of shahada
| plural | shahadas |
|---|---|
| plural | shahadat |
Origin of shahada
Borrowed from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda, “witnessing”).
Questions about shahada
- What does shahada mean?
- Shahada means 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.
- What is shahada in Hindi?
- Shahada in Hindi is शहादत (śahādat). See Shahada meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is shahada?
- Shahada is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shahada?
- Shahada is pronounced /ʃɑˈhɑdə/ (US).
- What is the plural of shahada?
- The plural of shahada is shahadas.
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