Sayyidah Sakina was almost 80 when she passed away in Madina, the city of the messenger of Allah. She passed away on a Thursday in the year 117 A.H.

Sayyidah Sakinah (R.A.) was blessed with a sharp intellect, enlightened mind, and a broad perspective. She was also a person of profound insight who memorised the Qur’an and acted according to its dictates. She would devote herself wholly to Allah (SAW); body, mind and soul. She devoted her mind to sacred knowledge through learning and teaching. Sayyiday Sakinah (R.A.) was of strong of character, steadfast, patient in facing crises, and she never gave up to despair. She was renowned for her poetic and literary taste as she was one of the eloquent woman of Quraysh and Banu Hashmim. Sayyidah Sakinah (R.A.) was also renowned for respecting the scholars of her age and for revering the Companion, may Allah be please with them; for both she showed appreciation of their status in conformance to the words of Allah.

She was Aminah, daughter of Al Husayn ibn Ali. She was born in the forth decade from the time of the prophets migration. Her mother was al-Rabab, from the Banu Kalb tribe. She was named after her grandmother Aminah bint Wahab, the mother of the Prophet, peace be upon Him.

Sakina (AS) sacrificed her whole family for Islam. She showed bravery and patience at all times .She was a source of strength for the other children. Another great leader was  Zainab. She was a really accurate representation of the meaning of her name which is something along the lines of: bravery, courage, strength, passion, dedication, love, leader, and most prominent for most, sacrifice. Lady Zainab was all of those things, and more, and there really cannot be enough words to describe this woman’s contribution to the spreading of Islam throughout the world due to her distinct and elevated character.

Sayyidah Sakinah (R.A.) married Mus’ab bin al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, and what a good wife she was to her husband and what a good mother she was to her children. She performed her house chores and reared her children in accordance with the Prophetic guidance, which she had inherited from her father. After her marriage to Mus’ab ibn al-Zubayr, her star shone even more brilliantly in the universe of virtuous women and earned widespread fame in the Islamic territories for her knowledge, gracious morals and the kind of care she accorded her children and husband. In 72 AH, her husband Muṣʿab was killed by Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf. The majority of the narrators and historians suggest that Lady Sakina married three times: first to Mus’ab ibn al-Zubayr, followed by Abdullah ibn Uthman ibn Abdullah, and then Zayd ibn Amr ibn Uthman ibn Affan.

Sayyeda Sakinah grew up in the huge family house of the Prophet, especially in the Prophet’s nephew Al Hussein bin Ali’s home, may Allah have mercy on them. She grew up on the prophet’s teachings and manners. She and her father were very close and used to pursue peace and tranquility in the company of each other. Being the daughter of the holy 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 face were properly covered when in public. She was a Hafiz e Quran at four years old. By the time she reached her womanhood, she earned high reputation due to her exceptional qualities such as graciousness, knowledge and a good character.