Shaheed

The word Shaheed is the equivalent of the word martyr. The word has Persian and Arabic origins. A martyr is usually described as a person who suffers and endures death on behalf of a belief or faith. Guru Arjan Dev Ji was the first Sikh Shaheed. In the Sikh religion, Shaheeds are some of the most respected people after the Gurus. Sikhism has a had a great load of Shaheeds in its history. Also see Shaheedi.