Surah At-Takathur (التكاثر) is a Meccan surah of the Quran with 8 verses. Read, listen and memorize this surah with our interactive tools.
Updated on 07 March 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Surah At-Takathur in numbers
Chronological revelation order
Revelation no. 16 / 114
(Meccan)
28
words
-96.1% vs avg.
123
letters
-96.0% vs avg.
min read
8
verses
-85.4% vs avg.
Keyword frequency في سورة At-Takathur
الله0
رب0
Most frequent letters في سورة At-Takathur
ل
19
#1
م
13
#2
ن
11
#3
ت
9
#4
و
9
#5
Main themes of the surah في سورة At-Takathur
إلى آخر السورة - انتهى.ولما كان الاشتغال بالتكاثر في غاية ال...
Until the end of the surah - it is finished. And since being preoccupied with multiplication is a clear indication of foolishness, because it is known for certain that this universe, with its system, cannot exist except with a wise Creator, and the rational beings who benefit from the universe are extremely oppressed, and the Wise One does not approve of His servants oppressing one another, then not judging between them or considering their interests, knowing for certain that He will send someone to judge between them, because just as He is capable of creating them, He is capable of resurrecting them. And He has promised this and sent His messengers and revealed His Books, so it is established with certainty, without any doubt or addition. And the situation necessitates that He deter, to the utmost degree of deterrence, those who turn away from what concerns them and focus on what does not concern them. So, the Exalted One said, expressing the mother of all deterrents, and the collector of warnings and restraints: {kallā} - that is, 'Desist, and be deterred to the utmost degree, and be warned to the greatest extent, from being preoccupied with what is of no benefit.' For the matter is not as you think, that pride is in boasting about worldly possessions, and you were not created for that. Rather, you were created for a great matter, which is what concerns you, so you became preoccupied with what does not concern you - so you were deluded, like one who is content with a dirham per day, yet becomes preoccupied with acquiring more, and likewise, one who abandons what is important in tafsir and becomes preoccupied with aberrant statements, or abandons what is important in fiqh and becomes preoccupied with rare and unusual issues, and the causes of grammar, and other such things, and abandons