Surah 102
التكاثر At-Takathur · Competition
- Verses
- 8
- Revealed
- Meccan
- Juz
- 30
- Rukus
- 1
- Revelation order
- 16
- Pages
- 600–600
About Surah At-Takathur
Surah At-Takathur (التكاثر, “Competition”) is chapter 102 of the Quran and contains 8 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 16th of the 114. It appears in juz 30, spans pages 600–600 of the standard mushaf, and is divided into 1 ruku.
Text
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you
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حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
Until ye come to the graves.
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كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, but ye will come to know!
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ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, but ye will come to know!
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كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!
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لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
For ye will behold hell-fire.
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ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision.
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ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.
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Common questions
How many verses are in Surah At-Takathur?
Surah At-Takathur has 8 verses.
Is Surah At-Takathur Meccan or Medinan?
Surah At-Takathur is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
What number is Surah At-Takathur in the Quran?
It is chapter 102 of 114, and the 16th surah in the order of revelation.
Which juz is Surah At-Takathur in?
It appears in juz 30, on pages 600–600 of the standard mushaf.
How many pages is Surah At-Takathur?
It fits on a single page of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, page 600.
Which para is Surah At-Takathur in?
Para 30. Para is the name used in South Asia for a juz, one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran.
How many words and letters are in Surah At-Takathur?
28 words and 122 letters, counted from the Uthmani text: a word is a space-separated group, and a letter is a base Arabic letter without its vowel marks. Counts made another way differ slightly. Counts for every surah
How many rukus are in Surah At-Takathur?
One: the whole surah is a single ruku, the section marked with the letter ‘ayn (ع) in the margin of many printings. Rukus in every surah and para
How long does it take to recite Surah At-Takathur?
About 1 minute at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured pace. The recordings timed on this site take from 1 minute (Abdurrahman As-Sudais) to 2 minutes (Abdul Basit Abdus Samad). Every surah, timed
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