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Al-Mutaffifin (المطففين)

Quran 83:18 — Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 18

Chapter 83 · The Defrauding · Juz 30

18

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

Kallaaa inna kitaabal abraari lafee'Illiyyeen

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

Quran 83:18 — Surah Al-Mutaffifin

About This Verse

This is verse 18 of 36 in Surah Al-Mutaffifin (المطففين), meaning “The Defrauding”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.

Surah Al-Mutaffifin is the 83th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 36 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 83:18

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Kallaaa inna kitaabal abraari lafee'Illiyyeen

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Surrounding Verses

16

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

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

17

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

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

18

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

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

19

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?

20

كِتَٰبٌۭ مَّرْقُومٌۭ

It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed