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 THE BEAUTIFUL NAMES:

   Introduction

   Sufi Wazifa Practice

   Alphabetical Index

   Numerical Index

   Some Additional Wazaif

   Pronunciation Guide

   Origins of this List

   Hebrew Beautiful Names

   Chants of the 99 Names

   References

ash-Shahîd                          ash-Shahîd    50                 

        The Omniscient Witness,  The Certifier,  The Testifier
 

The One who directly and ever-presently observes everything in creation. The One from whose knowledge nothing is hidden.

The One who witnesses both that which is seen and that which is unseen. The One who has knowledge of all that happens everywhere at all times.

The One who is the ultimate witness on judgment day.
 

From the root sh-h-d which has the following classical Arabic connotations:

to bear witness
to offer testimony
to have knowledge of, to experience
to be present with

This name is used in the Qur'ân. For example, see 85:9

(Also written as al-shahid, al-shaheed, ash-shahid, ash-shaheed, the Testifier: ya shahid, ya shaheed)