Surah At-Takathur

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Surah At-Takathur is a short Meccan chapter of the Quran that warns against worldly rivalry and heedlessness, reminding people of their accountability in the Hereafter.

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Label Occurrences
Surah At-Takathur canonical 5
Surah At-Takāthur 1
Surat at-Takathur 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah
Quranic surah
canonicalStatus part of the standard 114 surahs of the Quran
classification short surah
closingVerseArabic ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ
closingVerseTranslation Then, on that Day, you will surely be asked about the pleasures
eschatologicalElement description of seeing Hellfire with certainty
reminder of the Day of Judgment
hizb 60
juz 30
keyTerm takathur
keyTermMeaning rivalry in increase or piling up (of worldly things)
language Classical Arabic
manzil 7
moralLesson do not let worldly competition distract from remembrance of Allah
humans will be questioned about how they used their blessings
name At-Takathur
At-Takathur
surface form: At-Takāthur

Surah At-Takathur self-linksurface differs
surface form: Surat at-Takathur

التكاثر
numberOfVerses 8
openingVerseArabic أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ
openingVerseTranslation Rivalry in worldly increase diverts you
partOf Juz Amma
placeOfRevelation Mecca
positionInMushaf after Surah al-Qari‘ah
before Surah al-‘Asr
recitationUsage frequently recited in daily prayers
religiousTradition Islam
scripture Quran
subject certainty of seeing Hellfire
condemnation of rivalry in worldly increase
questioning about worldly blessings
reminder of accountability before Allah
warning against heedlessness of the Hereafter
surahNumber 102
theme emphasis on knowledge of certainty and eye of certainty
rebuke of being distracted by amassing wealth and children
reminder of death and visiting the graves
verse1Arabic أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ
verse2Arabic حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ
verse3Arabic كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
verse4Arabic ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
verse5Arabic كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ
verse6Arabic لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ
verse7Arabic ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ
verse8Arabic ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ

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Quran hasPart Surah At-Takathur
Surah Al-Qari'ah precededBy Surah At-Takathur
Surah Al-Qari'ah followedBy Surah At-Takathur
Surah At-Takathur name Surah At-Takathur self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Surat at-Takathur
Al-Mufassal surahs includes Surah At-Takathur
Al-Qari'ah followedBy Surah At-Takathur
this entity surface form: Surah At-Takāthur
Juz Amma containsSurah Surah At-Takathur