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Sijjin (Arabic: سِجِّين lit. Netherworld, Underworld, Chthonian World) is in Islamic belief either a prison, vehement torment or straitened circumstances at the bottom of Jahannam or hell, below the earth (compare Greek Tartarus), [1] [2]: 166 or, according to a different interpretation, a register for the damned or record of the wicked, [3] which is mentioned in Quran
In Islamic tradition, a place called Sijjin is known to be the prison of unbelieving souls. It is also the place of Satan and his fellow devils. Quran exegete Tabari (839–923 CE) commented on sijjin: "it is the seventh and lowest earth (underworld), in which Satan is chained, and in it are the souls (arwah) of the infidels (kufar). [17]
The title of this franchise is derived from the Arabic word Sijjin (سِجِّين) meaning either a book that lists the names of the damned or a prison, located in the bottom of hell. [4] However, the word's origin is unknown. It appears in the Qur'an in Surah 83:7–9. A similar word appears in 21:104 often translated as 'scroll'. [5]
Sijjin, mentioned in Surah 83:7, is described as a prison in hell by Quranic exegetes (for example by, Tabari, Tha'labi, Nasafi). [21] Iblis is chained at the bottom and sends his demons to the surface.
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Sijjin, (سجىن dungeon or prison) or Masika (sometimes, Sijjin is at the bottom) - Quran 83:7 Nar as-Samum , Zamhareer or As-Saqar / Athara , [ 132 ] or Hanina (حنينا) - venomous wind of fire and a cold wind of ice.
The souls of the sinners and disbelievers are kept and punished in a place called sijjin which is said to be located at the lowest level of the earth (traditionally hell, before the Day of Resurrection or underworld). [35] The books containing the full records of their deeds are also kept here.
Khadija Marouazi (Arabic: خديجة مروازي; born 1961) is a Moroccan human rights activist, writer and university lecturer for literature.Member of several human rights organizations in Morocco, she is also known for her debut novel History of Ash, originally written in Arabic and published in English translation in 2023.