What does Quran 102:5 mean?

Quran 102:5 (Surah At-Takaathur, Ayah 5) translates to: "No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty..."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 102:5 from?

This ayah is from Surah At-Takaathur (Competition), the 102th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hereafter, Day of Judgment, Death, Divine Revelation, Intention and Reward.

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

6 other themes with weak connections

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Knowledge & reflection

102:5Ayah 18

No ayah in At-Takaathur is strongly about knowledge and reflection.

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No indeed! — verily — Were you to know with certain knowledge the consequences of your vainglory you would not preoccupy yourselves with it for

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