Al-Hakumu At-Takathur …
Note: This is post #17 in our series on Tafseer of Juz ‘Amma (click the link to see all posts in this series).
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you, until you visit the graves …
Allah says, in Surah At-Takaathur:
أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ
حَتَّى زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ
Translation: Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you, until you visit the graveyards. [Surah At-Takaathur, verses 1-2]
Subhanallah, even though these verses were revealed over 1400 years ago, we still see the exact same situation today. Al-Haakum means, it makes you compete with each other. At-Takaathur is rivalry, competition, in accumulating material things; thinking that life is about toys, and the one with the most (or most expensive) toys wins.
What is Takaathur?