The word · Belief

الكِرَامُ الكَاتِبُون

Kiraman Katibin

The two honourable scribes who record what every person says and does.

Also written · Kiraman Katibeen · Kiraaman Katibeen · Recording angels · Guardian angels · Honourable scribes · Angels on the shoulders · Raqib and Atid · Hafazah

The meaning

What Kiraman Katibin means in Islam

The Qur'an says over you are keepers, noble writers, who know what you do (Qur'an 82:10-12), and that not a word is uttered without a watcher ready beside him (Qur'an 50:18). The names Raqib and Atid come from reading two words of that verse as names rather than as descriptions. What they write becomes the record handed to each person on the Day of Judgement, a book that leaves out nothing small or large (Qur'an 18:49). The verses were given to produce attention rather than dread.

Evidence · Qur’an · Stated directly in the Qur’an