About

Inspired by the first literary salon - established by Sukaynah (Sakina) Bint Al-Husayn (may God be pleased with her) and by the later salons of the Ottoman Empire - the Sakina Literary Society of the Arts aims to revive and reconnect Muslim women to this artistic Islamic tradition and to provide avenues of expression and social fellowship, which we hope will contribute much to personal, spiritual, and creative growth.

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Featured Event

Hair and
the Road Map
to Freedom

Facilitated by Zaakirah Rose
A project by the Baraka Umm Ayman Foundation

Summer 2025  - Date to be Announced!

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Fellowship Feature - Dreams

Dreams are often indications from beyond this place
Where life plays out confined in time n space
Intersecting with the mind yet flourishing from beyond thought
A tale told without restraint meanings found yet at times lost
Ever consider the entirety of That where they're from
Just look at The Eternal Energy pouring forth from the sun
This Fountain never falters and will never dry
It's the What for all to notice - not the How or Why
Dreams. Peaceful realities amongst this here show and prop
Have you ever absorbed the Ultimate Reality of the thought
Absolute is only One Source - Grand above all you hold dear
Open yourself to This warmth and absorb truly without fear

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From the Author

Assalamu alaikum. I am 48 years old and I'm going through this life and its blessings with challenges looking to solidify and ground myself with good company insha Allah. I've sent this in because my Lord gifted me this blessing and I hope to give and receive through this connection with the Sakina Literary Society of the Arts.

- Noorjahan Shaikh

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