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Sakina

سكينةIn Arabic

Meaning
Calm, inner peace; the sakina (reassurance) of Qur'an 2:248
About the name
In Arabic sakina means calm and serenity; the religious sense is borrowed from Hebrew shekhinah, 'dwelling'. The Qur'an uses it for the calm God sends down, for example in 2:248.
For
A girl
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Sakinah, Sekina, Sukayna

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible
  • In the Qur’an

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: high

Sources

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