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.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic eschatological concept
ⓘ
metaphysical record ⓘ religious concept ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Day of Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
disbelievers
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grave sinners ⓘ wicked ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Illiyyin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
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to record evil deeds ⓘ to serve as evidence on the Day of Judgment ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Islamic theologians
ⓘ
Qur’anic commentators ⓘ |
| languageOfRevelation | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInSurah | Surah al-Mutaffifin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralPolarity | evil ⓘ |
| moralPurpose |
reinforcement of accountability doctrine
ⓘ
warning to wrongdoers ⓘ |
| nameInArabicScript | سِجِّين NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationType | permanent ⓘ |
| QuranChapterReference | Qur’an 83:7–9 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
accountability
ⓘ
divine decree (qadar) ⓘ record of deeds ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sourceTradition | Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ |
| transliteration | Sijjīn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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