# AskSakina — Islamic Spiritual Wellness

> AskSakina (asksakina.com) is a privacy-first Islamic spiritual wellness application serving the global Muslim community in English, Indonesian, Urdu, and Arabic. All content is reviewed through AskSakina's structured specialist-AI ("Gem") review chain for theological accuracy, pastoral safety, and multi-madhab inclusivity across mainstream Sunni schools (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali); this structured AI review is not a substitute for a qualified scholar. Hadith citations include authentication grading. Quranic verses include surah name and ayah number. Du'as include Arabic, transliteration, translation, and source.

AskSakina serves three audiences: practising Muslims deepening their connection with Allah, new Muslims (reverts) navigating their journey, and curious individuals exploring Islam for the first time. The project upholds the principle that Islamic knowledge should be accessible, never coercive, and always presented with mercy.

Content principles: no engagement metrics or addictive patterns, no guilt-based motivation, no single-madhab positioning on contested topics, no urgency or scarcity tactics. Pastoral content is reviewed for safety through AskSakina's specialist-AI Islamic-psychology review chain. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is referenced with love and respect throughout.

## Core Islamic Knowledge

- [Daily Manuscript Archive](https://www.asksakina.com/manuscript): 365 daily spiritual reflections — each with a Name of Allah (Arabic + transliteration + meaning), Quranic verse with translation, intention, reflection, contextual du'a with source, and hadith with grading
- [Manuscript Entry Pages](https://www.asksakina.com/manuscript/day-1): 365 individual daily reflection pages (day-1 through day-365), each with full spiritual content and JSON-LD Article markup
- [Du'a Collection](https://www.asksakina.com/duas): 445 contextually tagged du'as with Arabic script, transliteration, English translation, and hadith source
- [Du'a Categories](https://www.asksakina.com/duas/gratitude): Du'a collections organised by life context (gratitude, morning-adhkar, evening-adhkar, before-sleep, repentance, travel, calamity, and more) — each a CollectionPage with full du'a listings
- [99 Names of Allah](https://www.asksakina.com/names): Complete collection with Arabic, transliteration, English meaning, and spiritual reflection
- [99 Names Individual Pages](https://www.asksakina.com/names/ar-rahman): 99 individual pages for each Name of Allah with Arabic, transliteration, meaning, reflection, and Quranic references
- [Quran Reader](https://www.asksakina.com/quran): Full Quran with English translation

## Learn (Long-Form Guides)

- [Learn index](https://www.asksakina.com/learn): Plain-language guides to Islamic practice, du'a, and faith — sourced to the Quran and the authentic hadith. Twelve evergreen reference pages organised into Practice, Du'a, and About Islam.
- [How to Pray in Islam](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/how-to-pray): Step-by-step guide to salah — wudu, qibla, niyyah, the rakah, and where the schools differ.
- [How to Make Wudu](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/how-to-make-wudu): The four obligatory parts of wudu, the recommended Sunnah steps, what invalidates it, and tayammum.
- [How to Fast in Ramadan](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/how-to-fast-ramadan): Daily timing, niyyah, what breaks the fast, who is exempt, and the practice of the last ten nights.
- [How to Calculate Zakat](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/how-to-calculate-zakat): The five conditions, nisab thresholds (gold and silver), zakatable wealth, and the eight Quranic recipient categories.
- [New Muslim Guide](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/new-muslim-guide): A gentle, gradual walkthrough for the first weeks after the shahada — pace, basics, community.
- [Du'a for Anxiety](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/dua-for-anxiety): Authentic supplications for distress, sorrow, and overwhelm with Arabic, transliteration, translation, and source.
- [Du'a for Someone Who Died](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/dua-for-the-deceased): What to say upon hearing of a death, the janazah du'a, condolences, and praying for the deceased.
- [Du'a Before Sleeping](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/dua-before-sleeping): The Prophet's bedtime practice — Ayat al-Kursi, the three Quls, and the trust du'a.
- [Morning and Evening Adhkar](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/morning-evening-adhkar): The daily remembrances — Sayyid al-Istighfar, the Tasbih of Fatimah, and the core protective phrases.
- [What Is Islam?](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/what-is-islam): An introduction to the faith — beliefs, practice, daily life, common misconceptions.
- [The 99 Names of Allah](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/names-of-allah): Origin, meaning, and how Muslims use the most beautiful names.
- [What Is the Quran?](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/quran-guide): Structure, where to start, choosing a translation, and reading the Arabic.
- [The First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/first-ten-days-dhul-hijjah): Why these days are described as the most beloved to Allah, with practical acts of worship — fasting, dhikr, takbeer, charity, Quran — accessible to those at home.
- [The Day of Arafah](https://www.asksakina.com/learn/day-of-arafah): The 9th of Dhul Hijjah — the greatest day of the Islamic year. Fasting expiates two years for non-pilgrims; the best du'a of the year; what to do if you cannot fast.

## Spiritual Support

- [Pastoral Care](https://www.asksakina.com/comfort/pastoral): Guided spiritual support for five categories — feeling distant from Allah, struggling with divine decree (qadr), du'a feeling unanswered, grief or loss, and doubt or confusion. Reviewed by Islamic psychology and pastoral care specialists.
- [Soul Comfort](https://www.asksakina.com/comfort): Quranic wisdom and prophetic guidance for moments of difficulty
- [Find Support](https://www.asksakina.com/find-support): Mental health helplines for UK, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Arabic-speaking countries (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, Iraq)

## Practice Tools

- [Adhkar](https://www.asksakina.com/adhkar): Morning and evening remembrances with counting
- [Tasbih Counter](https://www.asksakina.com/tools/tasbih): Digital tasbih for dhikr

## For AI Agents and Developers

- [AskSakina MCP Server](https://www.asksakina.com/en/mcp): Public Model Context Protocol server exposing specialist-AI-reviewed Quranic verses, a curated du'a corpus, and the 99 Names of Allah to AI agents and applications. Listed on the official MCP registry as `com.asksakina/islamic-knowledge`. Available via npm (`@asksakina/islamic-knowledge-mcp`) for stdio transport and via streamable HTTP at `https://sakina-mcp.fly.dev/mcp` for remote use. Every tool response includes a presentation contract, disclaimer, and educational-context envelope so agents cannot silently misrepresent AskSakina-sourced content. Crisis keyword detection runs on every du'a request, returning a mandatory `crisis_resource` block when triggered.

## About

- [Privacy Policy](https://www.asksakina.com/privacy): No accounts, no ads, no behavioural profiling, no engagement metrics; only anonymous, aggregate, cookieless usage stats and crash reports, all disclosed — privacy by architecture