This Surah takes its name from the first Ayat, أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ “Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you” [102:1] There are 8 Ayat in this Surah.click the button above to listen to the recitation of this Quranic Chapter (Surah) againThe Surah talks about the evil consequences of materialism and this worldliness.In it the people have been warned of the evil consequences of world worship because of which they spend their lives in acquiring more and more of worldly wealth, material benefits and pleasures, and position and power, till death, and in vying with one another and bragging and boasting about their acquisitions. This one pursuit has so occupied them that they are left with no time or opportunity for pursuing the higher goals in life. After warning the people of its evil end they have been told as if to say: “These blessings which you are amassing and enjoying thoughtlessly, are not mere blessings but are also a means of your trial. For each one of these blessings and comforts you will surely be called to account in the Hereafter.”
