Surah At-Takathur
سورة التكاثر
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ﴿١﴾
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ ﴿٢﴾
Until you visit the graveyards
كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿٣﴾
No! You are going to know
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿٤﴾
Then no! You are going to know
كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ﴿٥﴾
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ ﴿٦﴾
You will surely see the Hellfire
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ﴿٧﴾
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty
ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿٨﴾
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure
About Surah At-Takathur
Surah At-Takathur warns humanity against the delusion of mutual rivalry for worldly accumulation—wealth, status, and numbers—which distracts people until death overtakes them. It warns that every worldly blessing will be questioned.
Key Themes & Lessons
- Rivalry for worldly accumulation distracts from spiritual truth
- Certainty of death and entering the graves (Al-Maqabir)
- Universal questioning on Judgment Day regarding worldly blessings (Na'eem)
When Commonly Recited
Frequently recited in evening prayers and funeral reminders.