102:1
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Alhakumu attakathur
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
Surah 102Meccan8 ayahs
Surah At-Takathur
التكاثر
“The Rivalry in Worldly Increase”
About Surah At-Takathur
Surah At-Takathur (التكاثر) is the 102nd chapter of the Qur'an, a Meccan surah of 8 ayahs whose name means "The Rivalry in Worldly Increase". It was the 16th surah revealed to the Prophet ﷺ. Read it in full below in Arabic with the English translation and phonetic transliteration, listen to the recitation, and start memorising it with SABR.
- Chapter
- 102 of 114
- Verses
- 8
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Revelation order
- 16
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Ayah 1 of 8
102:2
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
Hatta zurtumu almaqabir
Until you visit the graveyards.1
102:3
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Kalla sawfa taAAlamoon
No! You are going to know.
102:4
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Thumma kalla sawfa taAAlamoon
Then, no! You are going to know.
102:5
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Kalla law taAAlamoona AAilma alyaqeen
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...1
102:6
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
Latarawunna aljaheem
You will surely see the Hellfire.
102:7
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Thumma latarawunnaha AAayna alyaqeen
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.1
102:8
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Thumma latus-alunna yawma-ithin AAaniannaAAeem
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.1
Frequently asked about Surah At-Takathur
How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah At-Takathur?
Surah At-Takathur has 8 ayahs (verses). It is the 102nd chapter of the Qur'an.
Is Surah At-Takathur Meccan or Medinan?
Surah At-Takathur is a Meccan surah, revealed before the Hijrah. It was the 16th surah revealed.
What does Surah At-Takathur mean?
The name "At-Takathur" (التكاثر) means "The Rivalry in Worldly Increase" in English.
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