Ad-Dukhan 44:38 وما خلقنا السماوات والارض وما بينهما لاعبين ٣٨
وَمَا
خَلَقۡنَا
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
وَمَا
بَيۡنَهُمَا
لَٰعِبِينَ
٣٨
We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play.
— Saheeh International
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
This World was created for a Wisdom
Here Allah tells us of His justice, and that He is far above mere play, folly and falsehood. This is like the Ayah:
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَآءَ وَالاٌّرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَطِلاً ذَلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنَ النَّارِ
(And We
…This World was created for a Wisdom
Here Allah tells us of His justice, and that He is far above mere play, folly and falsehood. This is like the Ayah:
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