Illiyyin

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Illiyyin is an exalted register in Islamic belief that records the deeds and status of the righteous in the highest realms of heaven.

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Label Occurrences
Illiyyin canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic eschatological concept
heavenly register
metaphysical realm in Islam
associatedWith Day of Judgment
Paradise
afterlife
record of deeds
the believers
the righteous
contrastedWith Sijjin
cosmologicalCategory unseen world (al-ghayb)
describedAs a high place
a record of the righteous
exalted register
discussedIn tafsir literature
epistemicStatus known through revelation
eschatologicalRole part of the judgment process for the righteous
etymologicalMeaning highness
loftiness
etymologyRoot Arabic root ع ل و (ʿ-l-w)
grammaticalNumber plural form in Arabic
interpretedBy classical Islamic exegetes
languageOfName Arabic
mentionedIn Quran
mentionedInSurah Surah Al-Mutaffifin
surface form: Surah al-Mutaffifin
moralFunction emphasizes reward for righteousness
encourages moral conduct
nameWrittenInArabic عِلِّيِّينَ
positionInCosmology above the heavens in some interpretations
highest realms
QuranVerseReference Quran 83:18
Quran 83:19
Quran 83:20
Quran 83:21
relatedConcept Book of Deeds
Paradise dwellers
al-muqarrabun (those brought near)
religion Islam
roleInBelief records the deeds of the righteous
registers the status of the righteous
testimony for the righteous on the Day of Judgment
scripturalSource Quranic revelation
understoodAs a place in the highest heaven in some interpretations
a written register in other interpretations
viewedBy the righteous on the Day of Judgment in some interpretations
witnessedBy those brought near to Allah

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surah Al-Mutaffifin mentions Illiyyin
Sijjin contrastedWith Illiyyin