Sijjin


Sijjin is in Islamic belief either a prison, vehement torment or straitened circumstances at the bottom of Jahannam, i.e. Gehenna or hell, below the earth, or, according to a different interpretation, a register for the damned or record of the wicked, which is mentioned in Surah al-Muṭaffifīn of the Quran. The antithesis of Sijjin is Illiyin.

Etymology

The means "vehement" or "intense" and is derived from the root S-J-N related to gaoling or imprisonment. The Arabic word for prison sijn, along with verbs from the root, appears several times in Surah Yūsuf in relation to the account of Joseph in prison.
Interestingly, a similar-sounding word, sijill appears in a verse and is translated as "scroll". Some exegetes who interpret the word sijjīn as a register for the damned or a book listing the names of the sinful draw a connection between the two words.

Shia tradition

According to some Shia traditions, the enemies of Ahl al-Bayt are created from the earth of Sijjin.

In popular culture

The Turkish horror film series Siccîn is named after this Islamic term.