fitna
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of fitna
Arabic
Example Sentences
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But on who should say it there is fitna, a state of dangerous strife.
From Economist • Mar. 31, 2016
The word fitna, he suggests, "means something like 'charm, allure, enchantment, temptation, dissent, unrest, riot, rebellion' or all of these at the same time."
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2014
Baghdad was born in 762AD straight into the fitna, the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
From Economist • Jun. 12, 2014
Behold, our "fitna" against the English Government is finished.
From New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
The flame of fitna, or insurrection, would not first appear in the Soudan, but the fire would be kindled in Egypt itself.
From The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography by Strachey, John St. Loe
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