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Ash-Shahīd

الشَّهِيدُ

The Witness

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Ash-Shahīd (الشَّهِيدُ) is the 50th of the 99 Names of Allah. It means "The Witness". In the Qurʾān it occurs in An-Nisāʾ 4:166.

Qurʾān: An-Nisāʾ 4:166

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