كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyūn.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நிச்சயமாக நல்லோர்களின் பதிவேடும் "இல்லிய்யீ"னில் இருக்கிறது.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- නොඑසේ ය. නියත වශයෙන් ම දැහැමියන්ගේ ලේඛනය ඉල්ලීයියීන්හිම ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- لرگزنہیں،بےشک نیکوکاروں کے اعمال نامے علییں میں ہیں .
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- これに引き替え敬虔な者の記録は,イッリッイーンの中に(保管して)ある。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 真的,善人们的记录,确在善行簿中。
Tafsir of 83:18
The Record Book of the Righteous and Their Reward Allah says that truly, إِنَّ كِتَبَ الاٌّبْرَارِ (Verily, the Record of Al-Abrar (the righteous believers)) These people are in a situation that is the opposite of the wicked people. لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ (is in `Illiyyin.) meaning, their final destination is `Illiyyin, which is the opposite of Sijjin. It has been reported from Hilal bin Yasaf that Ibn `Abbas asked Ka`b about Sijjin while he was present, and Ka`b said, "It is the seventh earth and in it are the souls of the disbelievers." Then Ibn `Abbas asked him about `Illiyyin, so he said, "It is the seventh heaven and it contains the souls of the believers." This statement -- that it is the seventh heaven -- has been said by others as well. `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said concerning Allah's statement, كَلاَّ إِنَّ كِتَبَ الاٌّبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ (Nay! Verily, the Record of Al-Abrar (the righteous believers) is in `Illiyyin.) "This means Paradise." Others besides him have said, "`Iliyyin is located at Sidrat Al-Muntaha." The obvious meaning is that the word `Illiyyin is taken from the word `Uluw, which means highness.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)