Quran 83:9
Verse 9 of 36 in Surah Al-Mutaffifin (المطففين), chapter 83 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.
كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
The Record of the Wicked and some of what happens to Them Allah says truly, إِنَّ كِتَبَ الْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ (Nay! Truly, the Record of the wicked is in Sijjin.) meaning, that their final destination and their abode will be in Sijjin, which is derived from the word prison (Sijn), and here it means straitened circumstances. Thus, Allah expresses the greatness of this matter, saying; وَمَآ أَدْرَاكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ (And what will make you know what Sijjin is) meaning, it is a great matter, an eternal prison, and a painful torment. Some have said that it is beneath the seventh earth. It has been mentioned previously in the lengthy Hadith of Al-Bara' bin `Azib that the Prophet said, «يَقُول اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي رُوحِ الْكَافِرِ اكْتُبُوا كِتَابَهُ فِي سِجِّينٍ. وَسِجِّينٌ هِيَ تَحْتُ الْأَرْضِ السَّابِعَة» (Allah says concerning the soul of the disbeliever, `Record his book in Sijjin.' And Sijjin is beneath the seventh earth.)" it is known that the destination of the wicked people will be Hell, and it is the lowest of the low. For Allah says, ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَهُ أَسْفَلَ سَفِلِينَ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّلِحَتِ (Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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