Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Sakina Name Meaning in Islam
Tranquility, daughter of Hussain, divine peace descended with the Quran.
- Meaning
- Tranquility, daughter of Hussain, divine peace descended with the Quran
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Urdu
- سکینہ
- Pronunciation
- sa-KI-na
- Lucky number
- 9
Is Sakina an Islamic name? Yes. Sakina is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Tranquility, daughter of Hussain, divine peace descended with the Quran. It was carried by Sakina bint al-Husayn. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
س-ك-ن, from s-k-n, to dwell, to be at peace. Sakīna is the divine tranquillity that descends; Q 9:26 'fa-anzala Allāhu sakīnatahū ʿalā rasūlihī wa-ʿalā al-muʾminīn'.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Sin secret, Kaf creation, Ya reaching, Nun depth, Ta completion.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Sakina is grounded in earth, the element of stability, patience, and quiet holding. The letters ask their bearer to be reliable rather than showy, to keep the household of the heart in order. Stitched through this reading is Al-Sami, the All-Hearing, meaning the person carries the alertness to hear what is not being said aloud. A person named Sakina tends to be a settled place others return to.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Tranquility, divine peace, from root s-k-n (sakana, to be tranquil, to be still). سكينة (Sakina, tranquility, divine peace). The Quran: 'Then Allah sent down His tranquility (sakinatahu) upon His messenger and upon the believers' (9:26). 'It is He who sent down tranquility (sakina) into the hearts of the believers' (48:4).
Sukaina bint Hussain was the young daughter of the martyr of Karbala, she was taken captive to Damascus after the tragedy. Her dignity and eloquence before Yazid is one of the most celebrated moments in Islamic history. Sakina (tranquility) is also the divine peace that descends in the ark, the Quran, and into the hearts of believers.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Sakina bint al-Husayn . Granddaughter of Imam al-Husayn (AS), at Karbala as a child
How to Pronounce Sakina
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They are the same name. Sakina is also written Sakeena and Sakinah. One name, several romanisations of سکینة.
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Names sharing the س Sin influence
Like Sakina, these names carry Sin (س) as their leading letter influence.
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