Shahid (name)

Shahid or Shahed (Arabic: شاهد‎ šāhid) is a given name translating to "Witness" in Arabic and "Beloved" in Persian, mostly found in South Asia.

Shahid
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
MeaningWitness in Arabic and Beloved in Persian
Region of originSouth Asia, Middle East
Other names
Alternative spellingShahed, Shaheed
Related namesShahida

Shahid, or Shaheed (Arabic: شهيد šahīd, plural: شُهَدَاء šuhadāʾ ; female: šahīda), originates from the Quranic Arabic word meaning "witness" and is also used to denote a martyr in Islam. The word shahid in Arabic means "witness".

It is derived form the same root š-h-d (c.f. Shahadah).[1] It is also used as a surname, Aš-šāhid الشهيد "the witness"

Shahid is a Muslim boy name and it is Arabic in origin with multiple meanings. The name is most famous in Asian countries like Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

The related term Shahid (Arabic: شَهيد‎ šahīd), "martyr", is used as A martyr who is slain in the cause of God's religion; one who is slain by unbelievers in the field of battle; one who is slain fighting in the cause of God's religion, so called because the angels of mercy are present with him; because the angels are present at the washing of his corpse, or at the removal of his soul to Paradise; or because God and his angels are witnesses for him of his title to a place in Paradise; or because he is one of those who shall be required to bear witness on the day of resurrection.

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References
  1. "One who tells, or gives information of, what he has witnessed, or seen or beheld with his eye; one who declares what he know [...] a witness, as meaning one who gives testimony, or evidence; who bears witness; [...]The witness against those to whom he has been sent." Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon (1863) I.1611.

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