Shahid also pronounced Shaheed ( ) is a given name translating to 'Witness' in Arabic and 'Beloved' in Persian, mostly found in South Asia.
It is derived from the root (cf. Shahada)."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.
Shahid is a male Muslim name and Arabic in origin. The name is common in Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
It is not to be confused with a different word, a religious term, written and pronounced differently, Shahid (, plural šuhadā, female ), meaning 'martyr'.
People named Shahid Given name Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (born 1958), politician and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Afridi (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer Shahid Ahmed (born 1988), Pakistani footballer Shahid Ahmed (cricketer) (born 1975), cricket player Shahid Azmi (1977–2010), Indian lawyer and human rights activist Shaheed Kader, Indian film director Shahid Kapoor (born 1981), Bollywood actor Shahid Khan (disambiguation), multiple people Shaheed Latif (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 (1939–2020), Pakistani cricketer
Stage name Shahid (actor) (born 1950), Pakistani actor active from 1971 to 1998
Surname Abdulla Shahid (born 1962), Maldivian MP Imran Shahid, ringleader of gang responsible for the racially motivated murder of Kriss Donald in Scotland Leila Shahid (1949–2026), Palestinian diplomat Mohammed Shahid (1960–2016), Indian field hockey player Munib Shahid (1908–1973), Chairman of Hematology and Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine of the American University of Beirut Rashid Shaheed (born 1998), American football player Serene Husseini Shahid (1920–2008), writer, promoter of Palestinian costumes. Zeeshan Shahid, convicted of the racially motivated murder of Kriss Donald in Scotland
Legendary figures Shahid ibn Jarr (Shehid ibn Jerr), the name for Seth in Yazidism
See also
Shahidi (surname) Shahida (feminine name) Shahid (disambiguation), also covers Shaheed All pages beginning with Shaheed All pages beginning with Shahid
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