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Quran Maqasid

فِتْنَة

فتنة in the Quran

Meaning: a trial

فتنة occurs 34 times in 34 verses across 23 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
34
Verses
34
Surahs
23

فِتْنَة

Noun · 34 times

Meaning: a trial · Also translated as: oppression, and [the] oppression, dissension, [the] discord

Forms in the Quran

  • فِتْنَةٌ ×22
  • ٱلْفِتْنَةِ ×6
  • وَٱلْفِتْنَةُ ×2
  • فِتْنَتَهُۥ ×1
  • فِتْنَتُهُمْ ×1
  • فِتْنَتُكَ ×1
  • فِتْنَتَكُمْ ×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 فتنة

Verses 21–34 of 34

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    "I know not but that It may be a trial For you, and a grant Of (worldly) livelihood (To you) for a time."

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:111
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    There are among men Some who serve God, As it were, on the verge: If good befalls them, they are, Therewith, well content; but If a trial comes to them, They turn on their faces: They lose both this world And the Hereafter: that Is loss for all to see!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:11
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    That He may make The suggestions thrown in By Satan, but a trial For those in whose hearts Is a disease and who are Hardened of heart: verily The wrong-doers are in a schism Far (from the Truth):

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:53
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Deem not the summons Of the Apostle among yourselves Like the summons of one Of you to another: God Doth know those of you Who slip away under shelter Of some excuse: then Let those beware who Withstand the Apostle's order, Lest some trial befall them, Or a grievous Penalty Be inflicted on them.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:63
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the apostles whom We Sent before thee were all (Men) who ate food And walked through the streets: We have made some of you As a trial for others: Will ye have patience? For God is One Who Sees (all things).

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:20
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then there are among men Such as say, "We believe In God"; but when they suffer Affliction in (the cause of) God, They treat men's oppression As if it were the Wrath Of God! And if help Comes (to thee) from thy Lord, They are sure to say,' "We have (always) been With you!" Does not God Know best all that is In the hearts of all Creation?

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:10
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if an entry had Been effected to them From the sides of the (City), And they had been Incited to sedition. They would certainly have Brought it to pass, with None but a brief delay!

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:14
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    For We have truly Made it (as) a trial For the wrong-doers.

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:63
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now, when trouble touches man, He cries to Us: But when We bestow A favour upon him As from Ourselves, He says, "This has been Given to me because of A certain knowledge (I have)!" Nay, but this is But a trial, but most Of them understand not!

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:49
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used To ask to be hastened!

    Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 51:14
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    For We will send The she-camel By way of trial for them. So watch them, (O Ṣāliḥ), And possess thyself in patience!

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:27
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Our Lord! Make us not A (test and) trial For the Unbelievers, But forgive us, our Lord! For Thou art the Exalted In Might, the Wise."

    Surah Al-Mumtahanah, verse 60:5
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Your riches and your children May be but a trial: But in the Presence of God, Is the highest Reward.

    Surah At-Taghabun, verse 64:15
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have set none But angels as guardians Of the Fire; and We Have fixed their number Only as a trial For Unbelievers,—in order That the People of the Book May arrive at certainty, And the Believers may increase In Faith,—and that no doubts May be left for the People Of the Book and the Believers, And that those in whose hearts Is a disease and the Unbelievers May say, "What symbol Doth God intend by this? Thus doth God leave to stray Whom He pleaseth, and guide Whom He pleaseth: and none Can know the forces Of thy Lord, except He. And this is no other than A warning to mankind.

    Surah Al-Muddaththir, verse 74:31