Meccan·Surah 83

المطففين

Surah Al-Mutaffifin — Ayah 18

The Defrauding

36 Ayahs·Verse 83:18
83:18

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.

Context in Surah Al-Mutaffifin

Nearby ayahs help place verse 83:18 in sequence and meaning.

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?

كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed