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Shahid in Islamic parlance means martyr. Plural: Shuhadaa.
Martyr (Leg.), Witness (Lit.)
a 'Martyr of Allah' and, according to Palestinian Authority terminology, includes suicide bombers
a martyr who has died for the faith
literally a witness, i.e. someone who dies in the way of Allah.
(Arabic) A holy martyr. Used to refer to suicide bombers as well as saints.
A tradition from a Companion bearing witness to or confirming one from another Companion.
Shahid (Arabic for "witness, martyr") is a Muslim theophoric name, from one of the 99 names of God.
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