shahada
/saada/from spelling rulesfeminine
To say shahada in Spanish, use shahada.
shahada names the Islamic declaration of belief. Spanish keeps the Arabic word.
Meaning: Islamic declaration of belief (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is treated as feminine.
When do people say it?
A Spanish rendering of the declaration is Doy testimonio de que no hay más Dios que Alá y Muhammad es su profeta. (I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is His prophet).
Did you know?
- While shahada is a specific loanword, the Spanish language contains thousands of other Arabic-derived words due to the centuries of Islamic rule in Al-Andalus.
- The Spanish translation Doy testimonio uses the verb dar, which means 'to give'. This differs from the English 'bear witness', treating the declaration as a gift or an offering of truth.
- Spanish speakers may use the term conversión to describe the act of reciting the shahada to enter Islam, focusing on the transition of faith rather than the declaration itself.
Examples in context
- Mi fe se basa en el testimonio de que no hay más Dios que Alá y Muhammad es su profeta.My faith is built upon the testimony that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is His prophet.
- Hoy, quiero dar testimonio de que no hay más Dios que Alá y Muhammad es su profeta.Today, I want to bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is His prophet.
- La shahada es fundamental en el Islam.The shahada is fundamental in Islam.
- Él recitó la shahada con mucha devoción.He recited the shahada with great devotion.
- Comprendo el significado de la shahada.I understand the meaning of the shahada.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a documentary about different religions.
- Lucía¿Qué es la shahada?What is the shahada?
- JavierEs la declaración de fe islámica.It is the Islamic declaration of faith.
- LucíaAh, ya entiendo la shahada.Ah, now I understand the shahada.
- JavierExactamente, Lucía.Exactly, Lucía.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “shahada” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
