Sakina

This article is about the Arabic word "Sakinah". For Sakinah (daughter of Hussain), see Sakina bint Husayn.
Not to be confused with Sakina (given name).

Sakinah is a word derived from the Hebrew Shekhinah (Biblical Hebrew: שכינה), the term for God's presence in the world. Sakinah (Arabic: سـكـن, "peace", "serenity" or "tranquility") also appears in the Qur'an.[1][2]

  1. ^ Quran 16:80
  2. ^ Quran 48:4-26