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Sakinah, name meaning in Islam.

Sakinah means calm, tranquillity. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.

Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)

سَكِينَة

Sakinah

Calm, tranquillity

Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic (Quranic word)
Arabic
سَكِينَة
Say it
sa-KEE-nah
Root
س ك ن
In the Quran
Yes, 48:4

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Meaning

Sakinah, explained.

Sakinah (سَكِينَة) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means calm, tranquillity.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Sakinah comes from the root س ك ن, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Sakinah in the Quran?

Allah sent down tranquillity (sakinah) into the believers' hearts (48:4).

Quran 48:4

هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلسَّكِينَةَ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِيَزْدَادُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًۭا مَّعَ إِيمَٰنِهِمْ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًۭا

Huwal lazeee anzalas sakeenata fee quloobil mu'mineena liyazdaadooo eemaanamma'a eemaanihim; wa lillaahi junoodus samawaati wal ard; wa kaanal laahu 'Aleeman Hakeemaa

It is He who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the believers that they would increase in faith along with their [present] faith. And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth, and ever is Allah Knowing and Wise.

Quran 48:4. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

How to say and write Sakinah

Say it sa-KEE-nah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Sakina and Sakeena. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: س sin + ك kaf + ي ya + ن nun + ة ta marbuta.

Choosing Sakinah

Many parents choose Sakinah to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Sakinah bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Sakinah

  • Sakinah bint al-Husayn, great-granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ

Names like Sakinah

  1. Quran 48:4, translation by Sahih International.
  2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
  3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
  4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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Questions

Good to know.

What does Sakinah mean in Islam?

Sakinah (سَكِينَة) means calm, tranquillity. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.

Is Sakinah in the Quran?

Allah sent down tranquillity (sakinah) into the believers' hearts (48:4).

Is Sakinah a boy or girl name?

Sakinah is used as a girl's name.

How do you write Sakinah in Arabic?

Sakinah is written سَكِينَة in Arabic, said sa-KEE-nah.

Is it Sakinah or Sakina?

Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, سَكِينَة. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.