أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
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8 ayahs. Madinah Mushaf (KFGQPC) and Sahih International translation.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
Until you visit the graveyards.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
No! You are going to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Then no! You are going to know.
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
You will surely see the Hellfire.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
About Surah At-Takathur
What is Surah At-Takathur about?
Surah At-Takathur is a Meccan chapter of 8 ayahs. Competition in worldly increase distracts people until they visit the graves, it warns. You will surely see Hellfire with certainty, and you will surely be questioned on that Day about the blessings you enjoyed.
How long does Surah At-Takathur take to recite?
Recordings of Surah At-Takathur on JUZZ run from about 0.4 minutes with Saood Ash-Shuraym to about 1.6 minutes with Al-Husary, Mujawwad, based on 48 timed recordings in the catalogue. With 8 ayahs, murattal styles sit at the shorter end and mujawwad or teaching recitations run slower; the player speed setting changes the time too.
How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah At-Takathur?
Surah At-Takathur has 8 ayahs.
Is Surah At-Takathur Meccan or Medinan?
Surah At-Takathur is a Meccan surah.
Which juz is Surah At-Takathur in?
Surah At-Takathur lies entirely within Juz 30.
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Arabic text: KFGQPC QCF V2 via Quran.com and Uthmani script via AlQuran.Cloud. Translation: Sahih International. Audio: MP3Quran full-surah recordings and EveryAyah. Timing: MP3Quran's official timing API, with Tarteel Whisper for the rest. Hadith references above cite their collection and grading. See Sources & accuracy.
Last updated: 1 September 2026