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Chapter 102

Rivalryal-Takāthur ( التكاثر )

8 verses • revealed at Meccan

»The surah that opens with the mention of the Rivalry as mentioned in verse 1 ff. The surah criticizes man’s preoccupation with worldly wealth and stresses that he will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection.«

The surah is also known as Competition, Competition for Gain, Plenitude, Striving for More, The Piling Up, Vying for More and More, Worldly Abundance, Worldly Gains

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

(Saheeh International): In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

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أَلهاكُمُ التَّكاثُرُ

(Saheeh International)

At-Takāthur: Competition in Increase.
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you