Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Mutaffifin Verse 18

Mufti Taqi Usmani

No! The record of deeds of the righteous is in ‘Illiyyūn .

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

But no! The virtuous are certainly bound for ’Illiyûn[[ ’Illiyûn is an elevated place in Paradise. ]] ˹in elevated Gardens˺—

Ruwwad Translation Center

No indeed! The record of the righteous is certainly in ‘illiyyīn –

A. J. Arberry

No indeed; the book of the pious is in Illiyun;

Abdul Haleem

No indeed! The list of the truly good is in 'Illiyyin––

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

By no means! Verily the record of the virtuous shall be in 'Illiyun.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.

Abul Ala Maududi

No indeed! Verily, the deeds of the virtuous shall be in the record of the exalted ones.

Ahmed Ali

Surely the ledger of the pious will be in 'Illiyun (heights above the heights).

Ahmed Raza Khan

Indeed the record of the virtuous is in the highest place, the Illiyin.

Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, the record of the pious is in Illeeyun.

Ali Ünal

No indeed! The record of the virtuous and godly ones is surely in ‘illiyyin (a lofty register, portending elevated stations).

Amatul Rahman Omar

Behold! verily the record (of the righteous deeds) of the virtuous will be in `Illîyyîn (- the register of those enjoying the most exalted ranks).

English Literal

No but, that truly the righteous`/charitable` Book/judgment (is) in (E) Eley`yeen/height/elevation.

Faridul Haque

Indeed the record of the virtuous is in the highest place, the Illiyin.

Hamid S. Aziz

Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in Iliyin.

Hilali & Khan

Nay! Verily, the Record (writing of the deeds) of Al-Abrar (the pious who fear Allah and avoid evil), is (preserved) in 'Illiyyun.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And what will make thee know what the highest places are?

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -

Muhammad Sarwar

However, the records of the deeds of the virtuous ones will certainly be in Illiyin.

Qaribullah & Darwish

But, the Book of the righteous is in the 'Illiyoon.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Nay! Verily, the Record of Al-Abrar (the righteous believers) is (preserved) in `Illiyyin.

Wahiduddin Khan

But, the record of the righteous is [preserved] in the 'Illiyyin --

Talal Itani

No indeed; the record of the righteous is in Elliyyeen.

Tafsir jalalayn

Nay!, verily, the record of the pious, that is, the record of the deeds of the believers who were sincere in their faith, is in `Illiyyn -- this is said to be the book [containing] all the good deeds of the angels and the believers from among the two heavy ones [sc. mankind and jinn]; but it is also said to be a place below the Throne in the seventh heaven;

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

The Record Book of the Righteous and Their Reward

Allah says that truly,

كَلَّ إِنَّ كِتَابَ الاَْبْرَارِ


Verily, the Record of Al-Abrar (the righteous believers)

These people are in a situation that is the opposite of the wicked people.

لَفِي 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,
كَلَّ إِنَّ كِتَـبَ 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. The more something ascends and rises, the more it becomes greater and increases.

Thus, Allah magnifies its affair and extols its matter by saying,

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ