imtihaan(m): trials, tests

Description of imtihaan: Imtihaan is an Urdu word meaning "examination," "test," or "trial," often referring to a challenge that assesses one's abilities, faith, or endurance. Unlike casual quizzes, it implies a profound ordeal shaping character or destiny. Differs from "pariksha," its Hindi synonym, by carrying deeper Islamic connotations of divine testing in Urdu literature. In poetry, it evokes life's relentless trials, as in Ghalib's verses on love's tormenting exams.