بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
سُورَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ
At-TakaathurCompetition
Meccan
8 verses~2 minRebukes the endless rivalry to pile up more and more, a distraction that lasts “until you visit the graves” ().
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
Until you visit the graveyards.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
No! You are going to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Then no! You are going to know.
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
You will surely see the Hellfire.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
About Surah At-Takaathur
Frequently asked questions
- How many verses are in Surah At-Takaathur?
- Surah At-Takaathur (Competition) is chapter 102 of the Quran and contains 8 verses.
- Was Surah At-Takaathur revealed in Mecca or Medina?
- Surah At-Takaathur is a Meccan surah — the 102th chapter of the Quran.
- What is Surah At-Takaathur about?
- Rebukes the endless rivalry to pile up more and more, a distraction that lasts “until you visit the graves” (102:1–2).