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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

Omar & Omar: With the name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful,

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أَلهاكُمُ التَّكاثُرُ

Omar & Omar

(Mankind! your) vying with one another to excel in multiplying worldly possessions diverts you (from God and true values of life),