Shahid or Shahed ( ar, شاهد ') is a given name translating to " Witness" in Arabic and "Beloved" in Persian, mostly found in

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. 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)."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. It is also used as a surname, ''Aš-šāhid'' "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 ''Shaheed'' ( , , ; pa, ਸ਼ਹੀਦ) denotes a martyr in Islam. The word is used frequently in the Quran in the generic sense of "witness" but only once in the sense of "martyr" (i.e. one who dies for his faith); ...

'' ( ar, شَهيد ), "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.

People named Shahid

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Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Shahid Khaqan Abbasi ( ur, ; born 27 December 1958) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 21st prime minister of Pakistan from August 2017 to May 2018. Abbasi is the senior vice president of the Pakiatan Muslim Leagu ...

(born 1958), politician and former Prime Minister of Pakistan *

Shahid Afridi Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi ( ur, شاہد افریدی‎, ps, شاهد افریدی; born 1 March 1977), known as Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He is current ...

(born 1980), Pakistani cricketer *

Shahid Ahmed Shahid Ahmed (born 15 August 1988) is a Pakistani footballer, who plays for KRL FC. He is also a member of Pakistan national football team The Pakistan national football team represents Pakistan association football in FIFA-authorized e ...

(born 1988), Pakistani footballer *

Shahid Ahmed (cricketer) Shahid Ahmed (born 5 February 1975) is a Pakistan born Norwegian cricketer, who captained the side in the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament. He is a left-hand batsman and right arm off-break bowler. Career Ahmed captained No ...

(born 1975), cricket player *

Shahid Azmi Shahid Azmi (1977 – 11 February 2010) was an Indian lawyer, best known for defending cases of persons accused of terrorism. Azmi was accused of crime at a young age; in 1992, aged 15, he was arrested for violence during the 1992 Bombay riots. ...

(1977-2010), Indian lawyer and human rights activist * Shaheed Kader, Indian film director *

Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor (; born 25 February 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Initially recognised for portraying romantic roles, he has since taken on parts in action films and thrillers, and is the recipient of several awards, inc ...

(born 1981), Bollywood actor *

Shahid Khan (disambiguation) Shahid Khan Shahid Rafiq Khan ( ur, ; born July 18, 1950)

, multiple people *

Shaheed Latif Shaheed Lateef (11 June 1913 – 16 April 1967) was Hindi film director, writer, and producer. He was the maker of films like '' Ziddi'' (1948) which launched Dev Anand's career and '' Arzoo'' (1950) starring Dilip Kumar and Kamini Kaushal. Earl ...

(1913–1967), Indian film producer * Shahid Parvez Khan (born 1955), Indian sitar player *Shaied Nazir (born 1980), convicted of the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker *

Shahid Mahmood Shahid Mahmood ( Urdu: شاہد محمود) (17 March 1939 – 13 December 2020) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1962. He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1957 to 1969. He played his only Test on the tour ...

(1939–2020), Pakistani cricketer

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* Shahid (actor), Pakistani actor active from 1971 to 1998

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Abdulla Shahid Abdulla Shahid ( dv, ޢަބްދުﷲ ޝާހިދު; born 26 May 1962) is Maldivian politician who served as President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly between 2021 and 2022. Shahid is the first Maldivian politician to hold that post. ...

Maldivian MP *Imran Shahid, ringleader of gang responsible for the racially motivated murder of Kriss Donald in Scotland * Leila Shahid, Palestinian diplomat * Mohammed Shahid (born 14 April 1960), Indian

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shootin ...

player * Munib Shahid, Chairman of Hematology and Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine of the American University of Beirut *

Rashid Shaheed Rashid Shaheed (born August 31, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Weber State and signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2022 ...

(born 1998), American football player * Serene Husseini Shahid; writer, promoter of Palestinian costumes. *Zeeshan Shahid, convicted of the racially motivated murder of Kriss Donald in Scotland * Ash-Shakur Nafi-Shahid Stevenson aka Shakur Stevenson.Two time unified world champion and Olympic silver medalist.

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Shahid ibn Jarr Shehîd ibn Jerr ("Witness, son of the Jar"; also Shahîd ibn Jarr) is the name for Seth in Yazidism. Story According to a narrative among Yazidis, Adam and Eve each deposited their seeds into separate jars. While Eve's seed developed into i ...

(Shehid ibn Jerr), the name for

Seth Seth,; el, Σήθ ''Sḗth''; ; "placed", "appointed") in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. ...

Yazidism Yazidism , alternatively Sharfadin is a monotheistic ethnic religion that has roots in a western Iranic pre-Zoroastrian religion directly derived from the Indo-Iranian tradition. It is followed by the mainly Kurmanji-speaking Yazidis and is b ...

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