shahada

Etymology

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

Noun

shàhādā̀ f (plural shahādōdī, possessed form shàhādàr̃)

1. (Islam) shahada, the Islamic testimony or declaration of belief in the unity of God, one of the five pillars, to testify that none is worthy of worship except Allah.
2. (Islam) martyrdom, death in a holy war

   It is narrated on the authority of 'Umar b. Khattab that when it was the day of Khaibar a party of Companions of the Apostle (ﷺ) came there and said: So and so is a martyr
   An karbo daga Umar dan Khattab rA ya ce: "Ranar yakin Khaibara, wasu sahabbai sun zo suna lissafa wa Manzon Allah SAW cewa, wane ya yi shahada --Quran/3/Rijayar_Lemo_Tafsir2/[Source: Sahih Muslim 114]

3. certificate
   • Synonym: satifikat

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