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Mihna

Mihna proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Mihna

  1. (historical) 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.

Origin of Mihna

From Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna, “trial, test, inquisition, catastrophe”).

Questions about Mihna

What does Mihna mean?
Mihna means 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.
What part of speech is Mihna?
Mihna is a proper noun.

Words near Mihna in the dictionary

  1. mihirung
  2. mihirungs
  3. mihis
  4. Mihm
  5. Mihms
  6. Mihna
  7. miho
  8. Mihok
  9. Mihoko
  10. Mihoks
  11. Mihovljan

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