Concise Quran Commentary
And I did not create the heavens and the earth and whatever is in between as a plaything or in vain, but rather I created them to show My power.
Tafsir for this Ayah
Surah 21 : Ayah 16
Surah 21 : Ayah 16
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ
We did not create the heavens and earth and all that is between them for fun.