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Surah At-Takathur: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

التكاثر

22 tajweed rule occurrences marked across 8 verses, each with its reason and the word’s audio

At-Takathur (التكاثر) has 22 tajweed rule occurrences across its 8 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Ghunnah (7), Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (6) and Hamzat al-Wasl (6). The list below gives, verse by verse, each word, its letters, the rule, its reason and the word’s audio in its verse.

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أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ﴿١﴾ حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ ﴿٢﴾ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣﴾ ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٤﴾ كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٥﴾ لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ ﴿٦﴾ ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٧﴾ ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿٨﴾

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Surah At-Takathur, verse by verse

For each of the 8 verses of Surah At-Takathur: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah At-Takathur, recited by al-Husary.

Verses 1 to 8

22 rules

Verse 1 3 rules

  1. أَلْهَىٰكُمُ

    • ىٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.

  2. ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • لLam ShamsiyyahWhen “al” is followed by one of these letters: ت ث د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ل ن.

Verse 2 1 rule

  1. ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.

Verse 3 1 rule

  1. تَعْلَمُونَ

    • وMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 4 2 rules

  1. ثُمَّ

    • مَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.

  2. تَعْلَمُونَ

    • وMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 5 2 rules

  1. ٱلْيَقِينِ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 6 3 rules

  1. لَتَرَوُنَّ

    • نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.

  2. ٱلْجَحِيمَ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 7 4 rules

  1. ثُمَّ

    • مَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.

  2. لَتَرَوُنَّهَا

    • نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.

  3. ٱلْيَقِينِ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 8 6 rules

  1. ثُمَّ

    • مَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.

  2. لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ

    • نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.

  3. ٱلنَّعِيمِ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • لLam ShamsiyyahWhen “al” is followed by one of these letters: ت ث د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ل ن.
    • نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
    • يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

The rules of Surah At-Takathur, one by one

Each table gives every occurrence of a rule in Surah At-Takathur: the word and its verse.

Ghunnah

7 times in Surah At-Takathur, in 4 of its 8 verses.

All 7 occurrences
Ghunnah in At-Takathur: 7 times
WordVerse
ثُمَّ4
لَتَرَوُنَّ6
ثُمَّ7
لَتَرَوُنَّهَا7
ثُمَّ8
لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ8
ٱلنَّعِيمِ8
The rule: Ghunnah

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

6 times in Surah At-Takathur, in 6 of its 8 verses.

All 6 occurrences
Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun in At-Takathur: 6 times
WordVerse
تَعْلَمُونَ3
تَعْلَمُونَ4
ٱلْيَقِينِ5
ٱلْجَحِيمَ6
ٱلْيَقِينِ7
ٱلنَّعِيمِ8
The rule: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

Hamzat al-Wasl

6 times in Surah At-Takathur, in 6 of its 8 verses.

All 6 occurrences
Hamzat al-Wasl in At-Takathur: 6 times
WordVerse
ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ1
ٱلْمَقَابِرَ2
ٱلْيَقِينِ5
ٱلْجَحِيمَ6
ٱلْيَقِينِ7
ٱلنَّعِيمِ8
The rule: Hamzat al-Wasl

Lam Shamsiyyah

2 times in Surah At-Takathur, in 2 of its 8 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Lam Shamsiyyah in At-Takathur: 2 times
WordVerse
ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ1
ٱلنَّعِيمِ8
The rule: Lam Shamsiyyah

Madd Tabee'ee

1 time in Surah At-Takathur, in 1 of its 8 verses.

The occurrence
Madd Tabee'ee in At-Takathur: 1 times
WordVerse
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ1
The rule: Madd Tabee'ee

Rules added after checking

This list does not yet include izhar (halqi and shafawi), lam qamariyyah, hamzat al-qat’, the heavy or light raa, or the lam of the name of Allah. It does not mark madd ‘iwad. It marks madd leen only at a stop at the end of a verse, silah with natural madd or madd munfasil, and madd badal only where the Mushaf writes it with a small alif. Natural madd counts only the small signs of the Mushaf (small alif, small waw, small yaa), not the ordinary alif, waw or yaa. The rest will be added after checking.

By verse range

The ranges used in homework, ten verses at a time: each one leads to the list for its verses of Surah At-Takathur.

Your turn: which rule in At-Takathur?

The highlighted letters carry a rule of Surah At-Takathur. Pick it: the answer and its reason show at once.

  1. At-Takathur 102:1

    ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

    ttakāthur

  2. At-Takathur 102:7

    ٱلْيَقِينِ

    l-yaqīn

  3. At-Takathur 102:8

    يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ

    yawma'idhin ʿani

  4. At-Takathur 102:6

    ٱلْجَحِيمَ

    l-jaḥīm

  5. At-Takathur 102:5

    كَلَّا

    kallā

  6. At-Takathur 102:2

    ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

    l-maqābir

Frequently asked questions

How many tajweed rules are in Surah At-Takathur?

22 tajweed rule occurrences across 8 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading): Ghunnah (7), Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (6), Hamzat al-Wasl (6), Lam Shamsiyyah (2) and Madd Tabee'ee (1).

Which types of madd are in Surah At-Takathur?

7: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (6) and Madd Tabee'ee (1).

How many lam rules are in Surah At-Takathur?

2: Lam Shamsiyyah (2).

How many hamza rules are in Surah At-Takathur?

6: Hamzat al-Wasl (6).

Which verse of Surah At-Takathur has the most rules?

Verse 8, with 6 rule occurrences marked.

How do I know I apply these rules when I recite Surah At-Takathur?

Reading the colors is not enough, you need to hear yourself: recite Surah At-Takathur out loud in the Tilawa app, which follows your recitation word by word and flags the tajweed rules you missed in At-Takathur, with the word to replay in its verse.

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