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shahada

shahada

English

Noun

shahada (usually uncountable, plural shahadas or shahadat)

  1. (Islam, chiefly theosophy) The Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God and the prophethood of Mohammed, one of the five pillars, the formal content of which is the kalima (a minimal Islamic creed).

Translations


Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda, witnessing).

Noun

shàhādā̀ f (plural shahadodi)

  1. (Islam) shahada
  2. certificate
  3. martyrdom

Synonyms

  • (certificate): sā̀tifikàt f

Portuguese

Noun

shahada f (plural shahadas)

  1. Alternative spelling of chahada

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda).

Noun

shahada (n class, plural shahada)

  1. testament, evidence
  2. diploma, certificate
  3. (Islam) shahada (declaration of faith)

Synonyms