Name #17 of 100 Root: ش-ه-د (sh-h-d)

Ash-Shahid — The Witness

Ash-Shahid · Ash-Shaahid

Ash-Shahid (The Witness)—unified with Ash-Shaahid—affirms that Allah is directly present as Witness over every covenant, testimony, heart, and deed. In the Quran, this Divine Name appears 20 times across 20 verses in 17 surahs, from Quran 3:98 (Surah Ali 'Imran) to Quran 85:9 (Surah Al-Buruj).

Reflection: Remembering Ash-Shahid upholds honesty in testimony, faithfulness to promises, and comfort when truth is misunderstood by people.

الشهيد · الشاهد

Mentioned 20 times Across 20 verses In 17 surahs First: Quran 3:98 Key verses: 3:98 · 4:79 · 5:117 · 41:53 · 85:9

All surahs (20) 3 · Ali 'Imran (1) 4 · An-Nisa (3) 5 · Al-Ma'idah (1) 6 · Al-An'am (1) 10 · Yunus (2) 13 · Ar-Ra'd (1) 17 · Al-Isra (1) 21 · Al-Anbya (1) 22 · Al-Hajj (1) 29 · Al-'Ankabut (1) 33 · Al-Ahzab (1) 34 · Saba (1)

Verses mentioning “The Witness”

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3:98 Ali 'Imran

قل يا أهل الكتاب لم تكفرون بآيات الله والله شهيد على ما تعملون

Say, "O People (of) the Book! Why (do) you disbelieve in (the) Verses (of) Allah, while Allah (is) a Witness over what you do?"

4:33 An-Nisa

ولكل جعلنا موالي مما ترك الوالدان والأقربون والذين عقدت أيمانكم فآتوهم نصيبهم إن الله كان على كل شيء شهيدا

And for all We (have) made heirs of what (is) left (by) the parents and the relatives. And those whom pledged your right hands - then give them their share. Indeed, Allah is over every thing a Witness.

4:79 An-Nisa

ما أصابك من حسنة فمن الله وما أصابك من سيئة فمن نفسك وأرسلناك للناس رسولا وكفى بالله شهيدا

What(ever) befalls you of (the) good (is) from Allah, and whatever befalls you of (the) evil (is) from yourself. And We (have) sent you for the people (as) a Messenger, and sufficient (is) Allah (as) a Witness.

4:166 An-Nisa

لكن الله يشهد بما أنزل إليك أنزله بعلمه والملائكة يشهدون وكفى بالله شهيدا

But Allah bears witness to what He (has) revealed to you. He has sent it down with His Knowledge and the Angels bear witness. And sufficient (is) Allah (as) a Witness.

5:117 Al-Ma'idah

ما قلت لهم إلا ما أمرتني به أن اعبدوا الله ربي وربكم وكنت عليهم شهيدا ما دمت فيهم فلما توفيتني كنت أنت الرقيب عليهم وأنت على كل شيء شهيد

Not I said to them except what You commanded me [with it] that "You worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." And I was over them a witness that as long as I (was) among them, then when You raised me You were [You] the Watcher over them, and You (are) on every thing a Witness.

6:19 Al-An'am

قل أي شيء أكبر شهادة قل الله شهيد بيني وبينكم وأوحي إلي هذا القرآن لأنذركم به ومن بلغ أئنكم لتشهدون أن مع الله آلهة أخرى قل لا أشهد قل إنما هو إله واحد وإنني بريء مما تشركون

Say, "What thing (is) greatest (as) a testimony?" Say, "Allah (is) Witness between me and between you, and has been revealed to me this [the] Quran that I may warn you with it and whoever it reaches. Do you truly testify that with Allah (there are) gods other?" Say, "Not (do) I testify." Say, "Only He (is) God One, and indeed, I am free of what you associate (with Him).

10:29 Yunus

فكفى بالله شهيدا بيننا وبينكم إن كنا عن عبادتكم لغافلين

So sufficient (is) Allah (as) a Witness between us and between you that we were of your worship certainly unaware.

10:46 Yunus

وإما نرينك بعض الذي نعدهم أو نتوفينك فإلينا مرجعهم ثم الله شهيد على ما يفعلون

And whether We show you some (of) that which We promised them or We cause you to die, then to Us (is) their return, then Allah (is) a Witness over what they do.

13:43 Ar-Ra'd

ويقول الذين كفروا لست مرسلا قل كفى بالله شهيدا بيني وبينكم ومن عنده علم الكتاب

And say those who disbelieve, "You are not a Messenger." Say, "Sufficient (is) Allah (as) a Witness between me and between you, and whoever [he] has knowledge (of) the Book."

17:96 Al-Isra

قل كفى بالله شهيدا بيني وبينكم إنه كان بعباده خبيرا بصيرا

Say, "Sufficient is Allah (as) a Witness between me and between you. Indeed, He is of His slaves All-Aware, All-Seer."

21:78 Al-Anbya

وداوود وسليمان إذ يحكمان في الحرث إذ نفشت فيه غنم القوم وكنا لحكمهم شاهدين

And Dawud and Sulaiman, when they judged concerning the field, when pastured in it sheep (of) a people, and We were to their judgment Witnesses.

22:17 Al-Hajj

إن الذين آمنوا والذين هادوا والصابئين والنصارى والمجوس والذين أشركوا إن الله يفصل بينهم يوم القيامة إن الله على كل شيء شهيد

Indeed, those who have believed, and those who were Jews and the Sabians and the Christians and the Magians, and those who (are) polytheists indeed, Allah will judge between them (on) the Day (of) the Resurrection. Indeed, Allah over every thing (is) a Witness.

29:52 Al-'Ankabut

قل كفى بالله بيني وبينكم شهيدا يعلم ما في السماوات والأرض والذين آمنوا بالباطل وكفروا بالله أولئك هم الخاسرون

Say, "Sufficient is Allah between me and between you (as) a Witness. He knows what (is) in the heavens and the earth. And those who believe in [the] falsehood and disbelieve in Allah, those, they (are) the losers."

33:55 Al-Ahzab

لا جناح عليهن في آبائهن ولا أبنائهن ولا إخوانهن ولا أبناء إخوانهن ولا أبناء أخواتهن ولا نسائهن ولا ما ملكت أيمانهن واتقين الله إن الله كان على كل شيء شهيدا

(There is) no blame upon them concerning their fathers and not their sons and not their brothers and not sons (of) their brothers and not sons (of) their sisters and not their women and not what they possess rightfully And fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is over all things a Witness.

34:47 Saba

قل ما سألتكم من أجر فهو لكم إن أجري إلا على الله وهو على كل شيء شهيد

Say, "Not I ask you for any payment, but it (is) for you. Not (is) my payment but from Allah. And He (is) over all things a Witness."

41:53 Fussilat

سنريهم آياتنا في الآفاق وفي أنفسهم حتى يتبين لهم أنه الحق أولم يكف بربك أنه على كل شيء شهيد

Soon We will show them Our Signs in the horizons and in themselves until becomes clear to them, that it (is) the truth. Is (it) not sufficient concerning your Lord, that He (is) over all things a Witness?

46:8 Al-Ahqaf

أم يقولون افتراه قل إن افتريته فلا تملكون لي من الله شيئا هو أعلم بما تفيضون فيه كفى به شهيدا بيني وبينكم وهو الغفور الرحيم

Or they say, "He has invented it." Say, "If I have invented it then not you have power for me against Allah anything. He knows best of what you utter concerning it. Sufficient (is) He (as) a Witness between me and between you, and He (is) the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

48:28 Al-Fath

هو الذي أرسل رسوله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله وكفى بالله شهيدا

He (is) the One Who (has) sent His Messenger with guidance and (the) religion, the true that He (may) make it prevail over the religions all. And sufficient is Allah (as) a Witness.

58:6 Al-Mujadila

يوم يبعثهم الله جميعا فينبئهم بما عملوا أحصاه الله ونسوه والله على كل شيء شهيد

(On the) Day (when) will raise them Allah all and inform them of what they did. has recorded it Allah while they forgot it. And Allah (is) over all things a Witness.

85:9 Al-Buruj

الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض والله على كل شيء شهيد

The One Who, for Him (is) the dominion (of) the heavens and the earth; and Allah on every thing (is) a Witness.