Qurrahأَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ١
alhākumu l-takāthur
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
سورة التكاثر
Surah At-Takathur · The Rivalry in world increase
The full surah in the Uthmani script, with the transliteration and the English meaning (Saheeh International) of each ayah, and recitation by Sheikh al-Husary and Sheikh al-Minshawi.
Memorize Surah At-Takathur with your childبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ ٢
ḥattā zur'tumu l-maqābir
Until you visit the graveyards.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ٣
kallā sawfa taʿlamūn
No! You are going to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ٤
thumma kallā sawfa taʿlamūn
Then, no! You are going to know.
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ٥
kallā law taʿlamūna ʿil'ma l-yaqīn
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ ٦
latarawunna l-jaḥīm
You will surely see the Hellfire.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ٧
thumma latarawunnahā ʿayna l-yaqīn
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٨
thumma latus'alunna yawma-idhin ʿani l-naʿīm
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
Memorize it with your child in Qurrah
In Qurrah, your child memorizes the surah step by step:
- They listen to the ayah from the teaching sheikh.
- They repeat it with him two or three times.
- They recite it from memory and record their voice for a parent to hear.
- It comes back in review until it sticks.
Quran text in the Uthmani script, Hafs from 'Asim. English meaning: Saheeh International. Transliteration: Quran.com.