Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Shahadat

शहादत

said sha-HAA-dat

also written: shahaadat, shahadah

Meaning

Martyrdom; death in witness of the faith, prized in Iqbal as the believer's supreme attainment.

Related words

A martyr; one slain witnessing the faith, the highest crown of the holy fight.

A warrior for the faith; a title taken by Muslim sovereigns who waged war in the name of Islam.