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Ad-Dukhan · Ayah 38 of 59

Qur'an 44:38

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ

Wama khalaqna alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma laAAibeena

Yusuf Ali
We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:
Recitation
Pickthall
And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.
Shakir
And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport.
Hausa — Gumi
Kuma ba Mu halitta slmmai da ƙasa da abin da ke a tsakãninsu ba, alhãli kuwa Munã mãsu wãsã.
Yoruba
Yoruba translation of Qur'an 44:38

The Yoruba translation exists only as a scanned image.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir
This World was created for a Wisdom Allah says: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ ﴿٣٨﴾ مَا خَلَقْنَاهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾ And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play. We created them not except with truth, but most of them know not. 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 بَـطِلاً ذَلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنَ النَّارِ And We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them without purpose! That is the consideration of those who disbelieve! Then woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire! (38:27) أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَـكُمْ عَبَثاً وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لاَ تُرْجَعُونَ فَتَعَـلَى اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ Did you think that We had created you in play, and that you would not be brought back to Us? So Exalted be Allah, the True King: La ilaha illa Huwa, the Lord of the Supreme Throne! (23:115-116)
تفسير ابن كثير
يقول تعالى مخبرا عن عدله وتنزيهه نفسه عن اللعب والعبث والباطل كقوله جل وعلا \ وما خلقنا السماء والأرض وما بينهما باطلا ذلك ظن الذين كفروا فويل للذين كفروا من النار \ .
تفسير الجلالين
\وما خلقنا السموات والأرض وما بينهما لاعبين\ بخلق ذلك حال
تفسير القرطبي
أي غافلين , قاله مقاتل . وقيل : لاهين ; وهو قول الكلبي .

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