| Number: | 102 |
| Number-3: | 102 |
| At-Takāthur | |
| Name-Ar: | التكاثر |
| Name-En: | Rivalry In Worldly Competition |
| Prev Sura: | Quran 101 |
| Next Sura: | Quran 103 |
| Classification: | Meccan |
| Othernames: | Hoarding, Competition, Worldly Gain, Rivalry |
| Juz: | 30 |
| Verses: | 8 |
| Words: | 28 |
| Letters: | 122 |
| Audio: | Chapter 102, At-Takathur (Mujawwad) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3 |
At-Takāthur (Arabic: التكاثر, "Rivalry, Competition") is the 102nd chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an, with 8 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina.
The translation is the Saheeh International English translation of the Qur'an.
In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful...
1
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
2
Until you visit the graveyards.
3
No! You are going to know.
4
Then, no! You are going to know.
5
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
6
You will surely see the Hellfire.
7
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
8
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
After the bismillah, this Surah is concerned with factionalism and schism amongst people. Disagreements between individuals and groups follow us "even until you visit the tombs". Three times in a row the sura warns the reader that "you shall know" that those who sow discord are headed towards Hell. Here, proper understanding is required for entrance into Paradise, and should one not attain this on Earth, one will receive the "eye of certainty" on the Day of Judgment, when "you shall be questioned ... concerning true bliss".