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سكن

s-k-n

69 wordsRank #158

Description

The Arabic root س-ك-ن (s-k-n) carries the core meaning of stillness, tranquility, and dwelling, encompassing both physical rest and psychological peace. In the Quran, it appears in contexts ranging from the night as a time for rest, to spouses providing emotional tranquility to one another, to dwellings as places of security and stability. This root emphasizes the divine provision of peace and settledness in multiple dimensions of human life—temporal, relational, and spiritual—reflecting Allah's mercy in creating systems that allow humans to find repose from motion and anxiety.

Derived Words in the Quran

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34
Sabaسبإ(1 word)
مَسْكَنِهِمْ
maskanihim— their dwelling place
noun34:15
40
Ghafirغافر(1 word)
لِتَسْكُنُوا۟
litaskunū— that you may rest
verb40:61
42
Ash-Shuraaالشورى(1 word)
يُسْكِنِ
yus'kini— He can cause the wind to become still
verb42:33
46
Al-Ahqafالأحقاف(1 word)
مَسَـٰكِنُهُمْ ۚ
masākinuhum— their dwellings
noun46:25
48
Al-Fathالفتح(3 words)
ٱلسَّكِينَةَ
l-sakīnata— [the] tranquility
noun48:4
ٱلسَّكِينَةَ
l-sakīnata— the tranquility
noun48:18
سَكِينَتَهُۥ
sakīnatahu— His tranquility
noun48:26
58
Al-Mujadilaالمجادلة(1 word)
مِسْكِينًۭا ۚ
mis'kīnan— needy one(s)
noun58:4
59
Al-Hashrالحشر(1 word)
وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ
wal-masākīni— and the needy
noun59:7
61
As-Safالصف(1 word)
وَمَسَـٰكِنَ
wamasākina— and dwellings
noun61:12
65
At-Talaqالطلاق(2 words)
أَسْكِنُوهُنَّ
askinūhunna— Lodge them
verb65:6
سَكَنتُم
sakantum— you dwell
verb65:6
68
Al-Qalamالقلم(1 word)
مِّسْكِينٌۭ
mis'kīnun— any poor person
noun68:24
69
Al-Haqqahالحاقة(1 word)
ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
l-mis'kīni— (of) the poor
adjective69:34
74
Al-Muddaththirالمدثر(1 word)
ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
l-mis'kīna— the poor
noun74:44
76
Al-Insanالانسان(1 word)
مِسْكِينًۭا
mis'kīnan— (to the) needy
noun76:8
89
Al-Fajrالفجر(1 word)
ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
l-mis'kīni— the poor
noun89:18
90
Al-Baladالبلد(1 word)
مِسْكِينًۭا
mis'kīnan— a needy person
noun90:16
107
Al-Ma'unالماعون(1 word)
ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
l-mis'kīni— the poor
noun107:3