The True Meaning of Shaheed. Many often wonder what drives one to become a martyr. There are actually many reasons. However, in light of a special type of martyr, we need to make a distinction between martyr and Shaheed (an Islamic term). When translators relay to us the word Shaheed, they usually translate it as Martyr.. This is not quite accurate. In the English language, as well as other languages, there exists no special word to describe the exact meaning of Shaheed..
Back to Gallery. Forbes has released their annual rankings for top 25 universities and colleges in America, and once again nearby Williams College in Williamstown, MA is near the top of the list. Yale University, in New Haven, and Wesleyan University were ranked among the top universities in the country, placing sixth and ninth respectively.
In MONEY magazine's recently released rankings of the 705 best-value colleges in the U.S., more state schools than ever before landed near the top. The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor ranked No. 2 (second only to Princeton), the highest ranking ever for a public university. In fact, public colleges took 11 of the top 20 spots on this year's list. These 15 state schools ranked the highest on MONEYâs overall Best Colleges list. To view MONEY's full Top 50 list of public colleges, click here. Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Peterson's, PayScale.com, MONEY/College Measures calculations.