Sakina
Quran Screen Time — Support

Pause before the scroll. An ayah greets you first.

How does Sakina work?

Sakina uses Apple's Shortcuts app (built into iOS). When you open a guarded app, a Shortcuts automation runs first and shows you a Quran ayah with a breathing pause — before the feed loads.

How do I set it up?

Onboarding walks you through it: choose your apps, then add one automation per app in Shortcuts (a guided, one-time setup of about a minute per app).

Does Sakina block apps or spy on me?

Neither. Sakina never blocks anything in the background and never monitors your device. It is an interruption you configure, and it collects no data.

Does it need internet?

No. Verses are stored inside the app. Everything works offline.

How do I stop guarding an app?

Open Sakina → swipe the app left on "Your apps" → delete. Then remove its automation in the Shortcuts app.

An automation stopped working.

Open Shortcuts → Automation → check that "Run Immediately" is ON and "Ask Before Running" is OFF for each Sakina automation. iOS updates can also reset permissions; re-enabling the automation fixes it.