different between commandment vs shaheed

English

From Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.

commandment (countable and uncountable, plural commandments)

(religion) A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
(archaic) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
- Pau. Pray you then,
  Conduct me to the Queene.
  Gao. I may not (Madam)
  To the contrary I haue expre??e commandment.
(obsolete) The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
- Orl. Speake you ?o gently ? Pardon me I pray you,
  I thought that all things had bin ?auage heere,
  And therefore put I on the countenance
  Of ?terne command'ment.
(law) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.

From Arabic ??????? (šah?d), literally "witness".

shaheed (plural shaheeds)

An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.

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