Shehid

A Quranic Name for Boys

Shehid is variant of Shaheed and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Shehid or Shaheed, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Shaheed.

Full Meaning of Shehid

Shehid is a Quranic name for boys that means “martyr”. Its literal meaning is “witness”.

And whoever obeys Allah and the Apostle, these are with those upon whom Allah has bestowed favors from among the prophets and the truthful and the martyrs and the good, and a goodly company are they! (Quran 4:69)

1. By the racers panting.
2. Igniting sparks.
3. Raiding at dawn.
4. Raising clouds of dust.
5. Storming into the midst.
6. Indeed, the human being is ungrateful to his Lord.
7. And he bears witness to that.
8. And he is fierce in his love of wealth.
9. Does he not know? When the contents of the graves are scattered around.
10. And the contents of the hearts are obtained.
11. Their Lord, on that Day, is fully informed of them. (Quran 100:1-11)