سورة التكاثر

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): کَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ [Nay! You shall soon know]; once at the raj'a (return) and once again on the Day of Resurrection [when you will be called to account for your enmity toward the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) and his Ahl al-Bayt].

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) recited Surah al-Takathur... کَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ [Nay! you shall soon know]; soon, when you come out of your graves to the place of your gathering and your assembly.

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): Its meaning is that you shall soon know in the grave, and after that you shall soon know on the Day of Resurrection.

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): We were continually in doubt about the punishment of the grave until these verses were revealed: أَلْهَاکُمُ التَّکَاثُر* حَتَّی زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ* کَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ [The mutual rivalry for piling up (worldly things) diverts you, until you come to the graves. Nay! you shall soon know] — you shall soon know at the gathering, and what is meant is [that you shall know] in the grave, then you shall know after being raised up.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Abdullah ibn Najih al-Yamani said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the words of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: کَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ* ثُمَّ کَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ [Nay! you shall soon know. Nay again! you shall soon know]. He said: It means once on the day of the return (raj'a) and another time on the Day of Resurrection.