record of the wicked (Sijjin)

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The record of the wicked (Sijjin) is an Islamic eschatological concept referring to the register in which the evil deeds and destinies of wrongdoers are inscribed and preserved for judgment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic eschatological concept
metaphysical record
religious concept
associatedWithEvent Day of Judgment
associatedWithGroup disbelievers
grave sinners
wicked
contrastedWith Illiyyin
cosmologicalAssociation realm of the low or constricted (according to some exegeses)
describedAs a constricted or lowly register
a record of the deeds of the wicked
a written register
epistemicStatus unseen (al-ghayb)
eschatologicalRole basis for punishment of wrongdoers
function to preserve destinies of wrongdoers
to record evil deeds
to serve as evidence on the Day of Judgment
interpretedBy Islamic theologians
Qur’anic commentators
languageOfRevelation Arabic
mentionedIn Qur’an
linked to: Quran
mentionedInSurah Surah al-Mutaffifin
linked to: Surah Al-Mutaffifin
moralPolarity evil
moralPurpose reinforcement of accountability doctrine
warning to wrongdoers
nameInArabicScript سِجِّين
preservationType permanent
QuranChapterReference Qur’an 83:7–9
relatedConcept accountability
divine decree (qadar)
record of deeds
religion Islam
sourceTradition Qur’anic exegesis
transliteration Sijjīn

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The Defrauders mentionsConcept record of the wicked (Sijjin)
Al-Mutaffifin mentionsConcept Record of the wicked (Sijjin)
linked to: record of the wicked (Sijjin)