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فَتَنُ

فتن in the Quran

Meaning: We tried

فتن occurs 23 times in 23 verses across 17 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
23
Verses
23
Surahs
17

فَتَنُ

Verb · 23 times

Meaning: We tried · Also translated as: harm you, they tempt you away, We try, tempt you

Forms in the Quran

  • فَتَنَّا ×5
  • يُفْتَنُونَ ×3
  • فُتِنُوا۟ ×2
  • فُتِنتُم ×2
  • لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ ×2
  • يَفْتِنَكُمُ ×1
  • يَفْتِنُوكَ ×1
  • يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

أصل الفتن: إدخال الذهب النار لتظهر جودته من رداءته، واستعمل في إدخال الإنسان النار.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات﴾] البروج:10 [. قيل: معناه حرقوهم بالنار، وذلك أنهم لما خدوا أخاديد في الأرض ملؤوها نارا، وكانت على أفواه السكك فمن أبى دينهم ألقوه في تلك الحفرة. وأصله من فتنت الفضة: إذا أدخلتها النار ليتميز جيدها من رديئها، ثم أطلق ذلك على الابتلاء والامتحان.

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ف ت ن

Verses with فتن

Verses 1–20 of 23

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    When ye travel Through the earth, There is no blame on you If ye shorten your prayers, For fear the Unbelievers May attack you: For the Unbelievers are Unto you open enemies.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:101
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And this (He commands): Judge thou between them By what God hath revealed, And follow not their vain Desires, but beware of them Lest they beguile thee From any of that (teaching) Which God hath sent down To thee. And if they turn Away, be assured that For some of their crimes It is God's purpose to punish Them. And truly most men Are rebellious.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:49
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus did We try Some of them by comparison With others, that they Should say: "Is it these Then that God hath Favoured from amongst us?" Doth not God know best Those who are grateful?

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:53
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you, In the same manner as He got your parents out Of the Garden, stripping them Of their raiment, to expose Their shame: for he And his tribe watch you From a position where ye Cannot see them: We made The Evil Ones friends (Only) to those without Faith.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:27
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Among them is (many) a man Who says: "Grant me exemption And draw me not. Into trial." Have they not Fallen into trial already? And indeed Hell surrounds The Unbelievers (on all sides).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:49
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    See they not that they Are tried every year Once or twice? Yet they Turn not in repentance, And they take no heed.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:126
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    But none believed in Moses Except some children of his People, Because of the fear of Pharaoh And his chiefs, lest they Should persecute them; and certainly Pharaoh was mighty on the earth And one who transgressed all bounds.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:83
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    But verily thy Lord,— To those who leave their homes After trials and persecutions,— And who thereafter strive And fight for the Faith And patiently persevere, Thy Lord, after all this Is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:110
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And their purpose was To tempt thee away From that which We Had revealed unto thee, To substitute in Our name Something quite different: (In that case), behold! They would certainly have Made thee (their) friend!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:73
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Behold! thy sister goeth forth And saith, "Shall I show you One who will nurse And rear the (child)? So We brought thee back To thy mother, that her eye Might be cooled and she Should not grieve. Then thou didst slay A man, but We saved thee From trouble, and We tried Thee in various ways. Then didst thou tarry A number of years With the people of Midian. Then didst thou come hither As ordained, O Moses!

    Surah Taha, verse 20:40
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    (God) said: "We have tested Thy people in thy absence: The Sāmirī has led them Astray."

    Surah Taha, verse 20:85
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Aaron had already, before this Said to them: ."O my people! Ye are being tested in this: For verily your Lord is (God) Most Gracious: so follow me And obey my command."

    Surah Taha, verse 20:90
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor strain thine eyes in longing For the things We have given For enjoyment to parties , Of them, the splendour Of the life of this world, Through which We test them: But the provision of thy Lord Is better and more enduring.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:131
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "Ill omen Do we augur from thee And those that are with thee". He said: "Your ill omen Is with God; yea, ye are A people under trial."

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:47
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do men think that They will be left alone On saying, "We believe", And that they will not Be tested?

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:2
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did test those Before them, and God will Certainly know those who are True from those who are false.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:3
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    (David) said: "He has Undoubtedly wronged thee In demanding thy (single) ewe To be added to his (flock Of) ewes: truly many Are the Partners (in business) Who wrong each other: Not so do those who believe And work deeds of righteousness, And how few are they?"… And David gathered that we Had tried him: he asked Forgiveness of his Lord, Fell down, bowing (In prostration), and turned (To God in repentance).

    Surah Sad, verse 38:24
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We did try Solomon: We placed On his throne a body (Without life): but he did turn (To Us in true devotion):

    Surah Sad, verse 38:34
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did, before them, Try the people of Pharaoh: There came to them An apostle most honourable,

    Surah Ad-Dukhan, verse 44:17
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    (It will be) a Day When they will be tried (And tested) over the Fire!

    Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 51:13