Sakina
Sign in to saveSakina or Sakinah () is an Arabic word based on a Semitic root, through which it is also related to a Hebrew derivative. In Arabic it conotes "peace", "serenity" or "tranquility". Several words based on the root s-k-n appear in the Qur'an. The Hebrew term "shekhinah" literally means "dwelling" or "settling", and in Judaism's Talmudic literature denotes the presence of God in a place.
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Sakina or Sakinah () is an Arabic word based on a Semitic root, through which it is also related to a Hebrew derivative. In Arabic it conotes "peace", "serenity" or "tranquility". Several words based on the root s-k-n appear in the Qur'an. The Hebrew term "shekhinah" literally means "dwelling" or "settling", and in Judaism's Talmudic literature denotes the presence of God in a place.
According to Abd al-Aziz Ibn Baz, in his commentary of Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith which were transmitted by Usayd ibn Hudayr, Sakina is an angel who brings tranquility to the reciters of Quran.
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