At-Takathur 102
Rivalry in IncreaseHow to read the Hangul
الرَّحْمَٰنِ르r라흐마니 بِسْمِ비스밀
- Bold = the stressed syllable of the word; a little stronger.
- Overline = long vowel (madd): hold it about two beats. Length matters most in recitation.
- Tiny = no vowel in the Arabic here — just the consonant, short.
- Small Latin letter = a sound Korean lacks, on the next syllable: f upper teeth on lower lip · θ/ð tongue tip between the teeth · r rolled tongue tip (a bare ㄹ is l).
How to read the Hangul
beginning the Christ salvation
- Bold, larger (ˈ) = say it strong and a little longer — the stressed syllable.
- Faint = weak and short (a reduced vowel). Don't give every syllable equal weight.
- Tiny 으 · 트 · 스 = barely voiced. English has no vowel there — stop on the consonant.
- Whole word faint (the, of, and, to…) = light and quick in a sentence; stress the content words.
- Small f v θ ð r = sounds Korean doesn't have — f: upper teeth on the lower lip; v: the same, voiced; θ/ð: tongue tip between the teeth; r: tongue curled back, touching nothing.
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About this surah
Classed as a Meccan sura, it begins by telling its listeners that competition for more has distracted them, until they end up visiting the graves. A warning follows and is repeated: 'No! You will come to know. Then, no! You will come to know.' The sura then wishes they knew with the knowledge of certainty, and declares that they will surely see Hellfire, and then see it with certain sight. The final verse adds that on that Day they will surely be asked about the pleasures they enjoyed. In eight verses it moves from a life absorbed in piling up more, through a certainty that arrives too late, to being questioned about everything that was enjoyed.
- Competing for more
- Until the graves
- The knowledge of certainty
- Questioned about pleasures
The name It is named after 'competition for more' (at-Takathur) in verse 1.
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Competition for more distracts you,
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until you visit the graves.
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No! You will come to know.
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Then, no! You will come to know.
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No! If you only knew with the knowledge of certainty —
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you will surely see Hellfire.
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Then indeed you will see it with certain sight.
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Then you will surely be asked that Day about the pleasures [you enjoyed].