Etymograph

English

Mihna

Mihna comes from Arabic مِحْنَة ‘trial, test, inquisition, catastrophe’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentمِحْنَةmiḥna‘trial, test, inquisition, catastrophe’
  2. EnglishtodayMihna

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentمِحْنَةmiḥna‘trial, test, inquisition, catastrophe’
  2. EnglishtodayMihna

Every English word from Arabic مِحْنَة

Today it means

name A religious inquisition launched by the caliph al-Ma'mun in the ninth century, which attempted to enforce the minority view that the Qur'an was a creation of God rather than being coeternal with God.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic مِحْنَة / Mihna

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