Definition of "fitna" [fitna]

• Temptation or trial (noun)
• Sedition (noun)
• Social unrest or civil war (noun)

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• "For those familiar with early Islamic history, as well as modern Arab political discourse, the term fitna is highly-charged and indicates a sectarian conflict."
• "The film's title comes from the Arabic word 'fitna' which is used to describe 'disagreement and division among people', or a 'test of faith in times of trial'."
• "Bin Laden's fear of religious division, or fitna, is perhaps the main reason why hatred of the Saudi royal family, which has committed the unforgivable sin of allowing U.S. soldiers on Saudi soil since 1990, has not turned into a violent campaign against the house of as-Sa'ud and its very bombable oil wells."