Surah Al-Mutaffifin
Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Mutaffifin: a heavy closed book locked with an iron clasp lying deep in a dark narrow stone chamber, a faint red glow
Al-Mutaffifin 83:7–9

Sijjin

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍۢ ٧ وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌۭ ٨ كِتَٰبٌۭ مَّرْقُومٌۭ ٩

Surah mind map
The meaning, simply

Truly, the record of the wicked is in Sijjin, a narrow prison and a painful punishment. And what will make you know what Sijjin is? A register already written, nothing added and nothing taken away.

Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.

Words to understand
ٱلْفُجَّارِ
the wicked
سِجِّينٍۢ
a place of confinement
مَّرْقُومٌۭ
inscribed
Think with me

Our record is being written now. How do we make it go to the high place?

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