shaheed

IPA: ʃʌhˈid

An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.
A surname.

Examples of "shaheed" in Sentences

The "shaheed" (martyr) is still the role model in the
Both thought they would be killed in the process and become shaheed, or martyrs.
Karzai used the word shaheed to mitigate the people's anger and bring the situation under control.
Foot soldiers show little fear of death and the group's ideology conveys great respect on what it calls "shaheed" or martyrs, who die for the cause.
The closest Sanskritised refrain used for the more widely popular 'shaheed' of Arabic / Persian origin is bali, bhent, aahuti, all meaning an offering, including of life.
Being too ignorant of Allah, Andrew was not shaheed, and yet his cause was just and righteous, and I knew then that some of them may hear the Word of Allah, and be thereby saved.
The murders to be judicially probed include that of former provincial governor and nationalist leader Akbar Bugti, who was killed in a cave hideout in a 2006 military operation and was described in the package document as a 'shaheed' (martyr).