What does « Sjal » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Sjal (سجل) in the Quran, with 4 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

سجل
Sjal
Root: س - ج - ل
Jurisprudence (fiqh) 4 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Sjal

As-sajl: the large bucket.

Sajalta al-ma': I poured the water which flowed.

The Almighty says: 'We sent upon them stones of layered clay' (Al-Hijr 74).

As-sijill: the register or book. 'Like the folding of a scroll' (Al-Anbiya 104).

The record of deeds is so named because it preserves what is written in it.

Sjal in the Quran (4)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Hud 1
Al-Hijr 1
Al-Anbiya 1
Al-Fil 1
Surah Hud : 82 Meccan
﴿فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ مَّنضُودٍ﴾
So when Our command came, We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of layered hard clay, [which were]
Surah Al-Hijr : 74 Meccan
﴿فَجَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ﴾
And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay.
Surah Al-Anbiya : 104 Meccan
﴿يَوْمَ نَطْوِى ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَىِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ كَمَا بَدَأْنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيدُهُۥ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ﴾
The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it.
Surah Al-Fil : 4 Meccan
﴿تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ﴾
Striking them with stones of hard clay,

Words from the same root as Sjal

أجل
Ajl
بجس
Bajasa
بسل
Basl
بلس
Blis
جاس
Jās
جال
Jāl
جبل
Jibl
جدل
Jdal

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