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Surah 102
Surah At-Takaathur
التَّكَاثُرِ
سورۃ التَّكَاثُرِ
Competition8 ayahsMecca
Surah 102
At-Takathur
The Rivalry in world increase • Mecca • 8 ayahs
التَّكَاثُرِ
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Ayah 102:1
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ١
English translation
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
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Ayah 102:2
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ٢
English translation
Until you visit the graveyards.1
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Ayah 102:3
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ٣
English translation
No! You are going to know.
4
Ayah 102:4
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ٤
English translation
Then, no! You are going to know.
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Ayah 102:5
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ٥
English translation
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...1
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Ayah 102:6
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ٦
English translation
You will surely see the Hellfire.
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Ayah 102:7
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ٧
English translation
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.1
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Ayah 102:8
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ٨
English translation
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.1
About سورۃ التكاثر — Surah At-Takaathur
Surah At-Takaathur (Competition) is a Meccan chapter of the Quran with 8 ayahs. Read the complete Arabic text with Urdu tarjuma (Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari) and English translation (Sahih International) — with ayah-by-ayah links to Urdu tafseer where available.
Quran text and translations are supplied through Quran.com. English uses Sahih International; Urdu uses Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari. Tafseer detail pages identify the source returned by the provider.
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