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Surah 64

Surah At-Taghabun (The Mutual Disillusion)

التغابن

Also written: Taghabun

Surah At-Taghabun (التغابن) is surah 64 of the 114 surahs of the Quran. It has 18 ayahs, was revealed in Medina (Medinan), and its name means “The Mutual Disillusion”.

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Number
64
Ayahs
18
Revelation
Medinan
Meaning
The Mutual Disillusion

Names, meaning and Meccan/Medinan classification as listed in the quran-json dataset.

About Surah At-Taghabun

At-Taghabun, “Mutual Loss and Gain” (also rendered “The Mutual Disillusion”), takes its name from a description of the Day of Judgement as the day when it becomes clear who has truly gained and who has lost. The surah moves from God’s creation and knowledge to the fate of past nations, then counsels believers on hardship, family, wealth and generosity.

Main themes

  • Creator and Knower (64:1–4): He created people, some believing and some not; He shaped them well and knows what they hide and what they show.
  • Past nations and resurrection (64:5–7): earlier peoples rejected messengers because they were human; those who deny resurrection are told that they will certainly be raised and informed of their deeds.
  • The Day of taghabun (64:9–10): on the Day of Gathering, the true winners and losers become manifest.
  • Hardship by God’s leave (64:11–13): no calamity strikes except by His permission, and whoever believes, God guides his heart.

Family, wealth and effort

64:14–15 make the frank point that some spouses and children can become a hindrance to a person’s faith, and that wealth and children are a test — yet they urge pardon and forgiveness rather than harshness. 64:16 gives a principle quoted very often: fear God as much as you are able, listen, obey and spend, for whoever is saved from his own greed is successful. The surah closes by promising that a goodly loan to God will be multiplied (64:17–18).

Classification

The dataset used here lists At-Taghabun as Medinan, which is the view of most scholars; some earlier authorities held it to be Meccan, and others that only its closing verses were revealed in Medina. It is the last of the musabbihat, the surahs that open with God’s glorification.

Frequently asked questions

What does At-Taghabun mean?
Mutual loss and gain: a name for the Day of Judgement, when it becomes clear who truly won and who truly lost.
Where does the Quran say 'fear Allah as much as you are able'?
In Surah At-Taghabun, verse 16.
How many verses are in Surah At-Taghabun?
18.
How many ayahs are in Surah At-Taghabun?
Surah At-Taghabun has 18 ayahs. It is surah number 64 in the Quran and is Medinan.
Can I read Surah At-Taghabun in English or save it as a PDF?
Yes. This page shows the Arabic text of every ayah with the Saheeh International English meaning under it. Use “Print / Save as PDF” for a clean printable copy that you can save as a PDF file from your browser.
Is Surah At-Taghabun the same as Surah Taghabun?
Yes. Taghabun and At-Taghabun are different English spellings of the same surah name, التغابن.

Summaries describe the surah’s content and commonly cited reports for general readers; they are not a tafsir or a religious ruling.

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Surah At-Taghabun in Arabic with English meaning

Arabic: Uthmani script from The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia (quranenc.com), Uthmani script, via quran-json (CC-BY-SA 4.0), shown as in the verified dataset; open-tanween marks use the equivalent codepoints this font draws, as in the editor. English meaning: Saheeh International (tanzil.net). A translation conveys the meaning; it is not the Quran itself.

  1. يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ لَهُ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡحَمۡدُۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ قَدِيرٌ ۝١

    64:1Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah. To Him belongs dominion, and to Him belongs [all] praise, and He is over all things competent

  2. هُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ فَمِنكُمۡ كَافِرࣱ وَمِنكُم مُّؤۡمِنࣱۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ۝٢

    64:2It is He who created you, and among you is the disbeliever, and among you is the believer. And Allah, of what you do, is Seeing

  3. خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَوَّرَكُمۡ فَأَحۡسَنَ صُوَرَكُمۡۖ وَإِلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ۝٣

    64:3He created the heavens and earth in truth and formed you and perfected your forms; and to Him is the [final] destination

  4. يَعۡلَمُ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَمَا تُعۡلِنُونَۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ۝٤

    64:4He knows what is within the heavens and earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare. And Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts

  5. أَلَمۡ يَأۡتِكُمۡ نَبَؤُاْ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَبۡلُ فَذَاقُواْ وَبَالَ أَمۡرِهِمۡ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ ۝٥

    64:5Has there not come to you the news of those who disbelieved before? So they tasted the bad consequence of their affair, and they will have a painful punishment

  6. ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُۥ كَانَت تَّأۡتِيهِمۡ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرࣱ يَهۡدُونَنَا فَكَفَرُواْ وَتَوَلَّواْۖ وَّٱسۡتَغۡنَى ٱللَّهُۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدࣱ ۝٦

    64:6That is because their messengers used to come to them with clear evidences, but they said, "Shall human beings guide us?" and disbelieved and turned away. And Allah dispensed [with them]; and Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy

  7. زَعَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَن لَّن يُبۡعَثُواْۚ قُلۡ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّي لَتُبۡعَثُنَّ ثُمَّ لَتُنَبَّؤُنَّ بِمَا عَمِلۡتُمۡۚ وَذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرࣱ ۝٧

    64:7Those who disbelieve have claimed that they will never be resurrected. Say, "Yes, by my Lord, you will surely be resurrected; then you will surely be informed of what you did. And that, for Allah, is easy

  8. فَـَٔامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَٱلنُّورِ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنزَلۡنَاۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرࣱ ۝٨

    64:8So believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Qur'an which We have sent down. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do

  9. يَوۡمَ يَجۡمَعُكُمۡ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡجَمۡعِۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوۡمُ ٱلتَّغَابُنِۗ وَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ وَيَعۡمَلۡ صَٰلِحࣰا يُكَفِّرۡ عَنۡهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ وَيُدۡخِلۡهُ جَنَّـٰتࣲ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدࣰاۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ ۝٩

    64:9The Day He will assemble you for the Day of Assembly - that is the Day of Deprivation. And whoever believes in Allah and does righteousness - He will remove from him his misdeeds and admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the great attainment

  10. وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ۝١٠

    64:10But the ones who disbelieved and denied Our verses - those are the companions of the Fire, abiding eternally therein; and wretched is the destination

  11. مَآ أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۗ وَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ يَهۡدِ قَلۡبَهُۥۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمࣱ ۝١١

    64:11No disaster strikes except by permission of Allah. And whoever believes in Allah - He will guide his heart. And Allah is Knowing of all things

  12. وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱلرَّسُولَۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّيۡتُمۡ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَىٰ رَسُولِنَا ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ ۝١٢

    64:12And obey Allah and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away - then upon Our Messenger is only [the duty of] clear notification

  13. ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ ۝١٣

    64:13Allah - there is no deity except Him. And upon Allah let the believers rely

  14. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِنَّ مِنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۡ وَأَوۡلَٰدِكُمۡ عَدُوࣰّا لَّكُمۡ فَٱحۡذَرُوهُمۡۚ وَإِن تَعۡفُواْ وَتَصۡفَحُواْ وَتَغۡفِرُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمٌ ۝١٤

    64:14O you who have believed, indeed, among your wives and your children are enemies to you, so beware of them. But if you pardon and overlook and forgive - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful

  15. إِنَّمَآ أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ وَأَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ فِتۡنَةࣱۚ وَٱللَّهُ عِندَهُۥٓ أَجۡرٌ عَظِيمࣱ ۝١٥

    64:15Your wealth and your children are but a trial, and Allah has with Him a great reward

  16. فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمۡ وَٱسۡمَعُواْ وَأَطِيعُواْ وَأَنفِقُواْ خَيۡرࣰا لِّأَنفُسِكُمۡۗ وَمَن يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفۡسِهِۦ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ ۝١٦

    64:16So fear Allah as much as you are able and listen and obey and spend [in the way of Allah]; it is better for your selves. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul - it is those who will be the successful

  17. إِن تُقۡرِضُواْ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنࣰا يُضَٰعِفۡهُ لَكُمۡ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ شَكُورٌ حَلِيمٌ ۝١٧

    64:17If you loan Allah a goodly loan, He will multiply it for you and forgive you. And Allah is Most Appreciative and Forbearing

  18. عَٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ۝١٨

    64:18Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Exalted in Might, the Wise