Arabic root

ف-ت-ن

2 words from this root family

A2noun

فِتْنَةٌ

fitnah

trial / tribulation / temptation

Example

وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ

waʿlamū annamā amwālukum wa-awlādukum fitnah

And know that your wealth and your children are but a trial (8:28)

Root: ف-ت-ن Quranic

Grammar

Feminine noun. Plural: فِتَنٌ (fitan). Original meaning: 'to test gold by fire.' In the Quran: trial, temptation, civil strife, persecution. Context determines the specific meaning.

Culture

Fitnah reminds believers that worldly blessings - including children and wealth - are tests of faith. How one handles them determines spiritual success.

B1verb

فَتَنَ

fatana

he tested / he tried / he tempted

Example

أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَنْ يُتْرَكُوا أَنْ يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ

aḥasiba an-nāsu an yutrakū an yaqūlū āmannā wa-hum lā yuftanūn

Do people think they will be left to say: We believe, and not be tested? (29:2)

Root: ف-ت-ن Quranic

Grammar

Form I verb. Noun: فِتْنَةٌ (trial/temptation, q092). Passive: يُفْتَنُونَ (they will be tested). Originally meant smelting gold to test purity.

Culture

Testing through trials is a fundamental Quranic concept — faith must be proven through difficulty, not just declared.