What does Al-fṭna mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-fṭna (فطنة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-fṭna

Al-fṭna according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

Like understanding, Al-Jawhari said it, and As-Sa'di said: the man showed fatnah regarding a matter: he knew it, and he became perceptive. Al-Misbah al-Munir (f-t-n) 477, and Al-Mutla' 397.

Al-fṭna according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

The speed in grasping what is meant to be ambiguous.

Al-fṭna according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

The intelligence of the heart, and it was said: the speed with which the soul attains the truths of the meanings brought to it by the senses. [Chapter of Zha']

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