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Surah At-Takathur

سُورَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ

Surah At-Takathur is the 102nd surah of the Quran. Its name means “Competition”. It is a meccan surah of 8 verses, opening in juz 30 on page 600 of the mushaf. Below is the full Arabic text in Uthmani script with an English translation for every verse.

سُورَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ

At-Takathur · Meccan · 8 ayahs

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ١ حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ٢ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ٣ ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ٤ كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ٥ لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ٦ ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ٧ ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ٨

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Translation, verse by verse
  1. 102:1

    Rivalry [and vainglory] distracted you

  2. 102:2

    until you visited [even] the graves.

  3. 102:3

    No indeed, soon you will know!

  4. 102:4

    No indeed, soon you will know for yet another time!

  5. 102:5

    Indeed, were you to know with certain knowledge,

  6. 102:6

    you would have surely seen hell [in this very life].

  7. 102:7

    Afterward you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.

  8. 102:8

    Then, on that day, you will surely be questioned concerning the Blessing.

سُورَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ

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