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Sid̲j̲d̲j̲īl
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, a mysterious word in the Ḳurʾān, Sūra xi. 84, xv. 74, cv. 4, derived from the Persian and , stone and clay, and meaning stones like lumps of dry or baked clay; this is corroborated by Sūra li. 33—34: „To throw on them stones of clay, marked by thy Lord.” Commentators add that these stones had been baked in hell-fire, and interpret “marked by thy Lord” (xi. 84 and li. 34) to mean that on the stones were inscribed the names of the persons for whom they were destined.

Other interpretations, not generally admitted, of sid̲j̲d̲j̲īl are: what has been written or decreed (clearly derived from i…

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Vacca, V., “Sid̲j̲d̲j̲īl”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition (1913-1936), Edited by M. Th. Houtsma, T.W. Arnold, R. Basset, R. Hartmann. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2214-871X_ei1_SIM_5413>
First published online: 2012
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004082656, 1913-1936



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