أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ١
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
Read and reflect on Surah At-Takathur (The Rivalry in Worldly Increase), the 102nd chapter of the Holy Quran. Revealed in Makkah, this 8-ayah Surah warns against being distracted by wealth, status, and numbers. Explore the Arabic text, English translation, Surah meaning, Quran recitation, and tafsir for clear Islamic guidance on accountability.
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ١
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ ٢
Until you visit the graveyards.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ٣
No! You are going to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ٤
Then no! You are going to know.
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ٥
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ ٦
You will surely see the Hellfire.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ٧
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٨
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
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