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Sakina

Tranquillity

سَكِينَة

Sakina

Tranquillity

Direct Quranicgirlarabic
Pronunciation
Sakina
Arabic
سَكِينَة
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Root
s-k-n
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah at-Tawbah 9:40
Alternate spellings
Sakeena

Origin & meaning

Used in the Quran for the divine tranquillity Allah sent down upon the believers.

Quranic source
Surah at-Tawbah 9:40
Themes

“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).