Sayeda Sakina bint al-Husayn was the daughter of Hussain ibn Ali. Sakina is a derivative of "Sakoon" meaning "Peace".

Sayeda Sakina was the most beloved daughter of Hussain ibn Ali and used to sleep on his chest every night. Being the daughter of the third Imam, she was different from other children of her age in many ways. She was very religious and enjoyed reading the Holy Quran and never missed her prayers. From a very early age, she took great care to make sure that her head and body were properly covered when in public.

Hussain ibn Ali was often heard saying, “A house without Sayeda Sakina would not be worth living in”.

Like any other four-to-five year old, when Sayeda Sakina went to bed at night she wanted to spend some time with her father. Hussain ibn Ali would tell her stories of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and of the battles fought by her grandfather Ali ibn Abi Talib. There was a special bond between Sayeda Sakina and her paternal uncle, Abbas ibn Ali. He loved her more than he did his own children. If Sayeda Sakina requested for anything, Abbas ibn Ali would not rest until he fulfilled her request. During the journey from Medina to Mecca and then Mecca to Karbala, Abbas ibn Ali was often seen riding up to the mehmil (a special saddle made for women) in which Sayeda Sakina sat to make sure that she had everything she wanted. Sayeda Sakina loved her uncle just as much. While in Medina, she would several times a day, visit the house in which Abbas ibn Ali lived with his family and his mother, Ummul Banin.

Sayeda Sakina was born on 20 Rajab, 56 AH. Her titles includes Sakina, Ma‘sūmah, Aatika, Kulthūm, and Zaynab. Her early years were said to have been spent in Medina. Her brothers included Ali ibn Husayn, Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn, Ali Asghar ibn Husayn. Her sisters included Fāṭimah aṣ-Ṣughrá and Fāṭimah al-Kubrá also known as Sakinah. (our mistress) Sukayna was a blessed daughter of our master Imām Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī-Ṭālib and Lady Rabāb, may Allāh be pleased with them all, and a princess of the family of the Prophet ṣall-Allāhu ʿalaihi wa-sallam.

She was granddaughter of our master Imām ʿAlī and our mistress Lady Fāṭima Zuhrā, and a great-granddaughter of the Lord of the Prophets ṣall-Allāhu ʿalaihi wa-sallam.

Life and Upbringing

Sakina bint al-Husayn was the daughter of Hussain ibn Ali. Sakina is a derivative of “Sakoon” meaning “Peace”.

Sayeda Sakina was the most beloved daughter of Hussain ibn Ali and used to sleep on his chest every night. Being the daughter of the third Imam, she was different from other children of her age in many ways. She was very religious and enjoyed reading the Holy Quran and never missed her prayers. From a very early age, she took great care to make sure that her head and body were properly covered when in public.

Hussain ibn Ali was often heard saying, “A house without Sayeda Sakina would not be worth living in”.

Like any other four-to-five year old, when Sayeda Sakina went to bed at night she wanted to spend some time with her father. Hussain ibn Ali would tell her stories of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and of the battles fought by her grandfather Ali ibn Abi Talib. There was a special bond between Sayeda Sakina and her paternal uncle, Abbas ibn Ali. He loved her more than he did his own children. If Sayeda Sakina requested for anything, Abbas ibn Ali would not rest until he fulfilled her request. During the journey from Medina to Mecca and then Mecca to Karbala, Abbas ibn Ali was often seen riding up to the mehmil (a special saddle made for women) in which Sayeda Sakina sat to make sure that she had everything she wanted. Sayeda Sakina loved her uncle just as much. While in Medina, she would several times a day, visit the house in which Abbas ibn Ali lived with his family and his mother, Ummul Banin.

Marriage

She was married with Muṣʿab ibn Zubayr, son of the well known companion Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwam raḍiyAllāhu ʻanhu. From him, she had a daughter named Fāṭima. In 72 AH, her husband Muṣʿab was killed by the tyrant Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf, who sent his head to his brother ʿAbdu’llāh ibn Zubayr who had assumed the position of caliph.

By some historical accounts, she married a number of men after the martyrdom of her first husband. These include Ibrāhīm son of the great companion ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf.

Characteristics and knowledge

She was the best of the noble ladies of her time, the most beautiful among them, the most elegant, and the nicest in mannerism.

Her beauty was unparalleled in the women of Arabia, to the extent that people would often exemplify a beautiful woman by saying that she had “the forehead of Sukayna”. She was the best poet of her age. The great poets of Quraysh used to learn from her.

She had inherited all the virtues and qualities of her ancestors. She faced extreme hardships throughout her life but faced them with patience and forbearance. Her generosity was a manifestation of her noble grandparents.

Ways to emulate these attributes in our daily lives:

We can make a concerted effort to take time and think about everything we do and be mindful to be able to add on patience into our lives as expressed by sakina

We can instill  the quality of being willing to share and be generous toward others in ways such as giving zakah and sadaqah

We can always be respectful and use proper etiquette in different situations to infuse good manners into our lives

Death

She lived most of her life in Madīnah. The journey of her life ended in the month of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 117 AH in Madīnah according to the strongest opinion of historians. Her body was scented with thirty dīnārs worth of perfume. Her funeral prayer was led by Shaybah ibn Naṣṣāḥ, and she was buried in the Baqīʿ cemetery.

ʿAbd ar-Razzāq Miqram wrote her biography titled “Sayyida Sukayna” and Amīn ʿAbd al-Ḥasīb Sālim collected her merits under the title “Manāqib as-Sayyidah as-Sukaynah.”

Importance of female leadership in a Muslim society

Sakins=a Bint Al Hussein played a very important role as a Muslim female as she expressed that anything is possible no matter what gender, race or color a person is as believed In Islam that men and women are moral equals in God’s sight and are expected to fulfill the same duties of worship, prayer, faith, alms-giving, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca . Therefore having Muslim female leadership is very important.

No woman held religious titles in Islam, but many women held political power, some jointly with their husbands, others independently. Safiyah bint Abdul Muttalib, the paternal aunt of the Prophet (pbuh) and was one of the many great females in islam

She was the owner of a strong personality. A brave dame, the intelligence, courage and patience just as sakina of whom was manifest in the battles of Uhud and Trench.

In the battle of Uhud, she was like other woman tending to the wounded soldiers. Not only did she do that, but she also was seen as a figure who marched past the armies of the enemy when the others retreated.

The different courageous acts of the multiple female Muslim leaders express a sense of strength . They act as role models for the current female ummah and therefore females in leadership in Muslim societies is incredibly important to be able to sustain and continuously remind people of the idea of female importance and capability.

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