Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 16
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play.
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(We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them) of created beings (in play) without ordaining commands and prohibitions.
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
And We did not create the heaven and the earth and all that is between them playing being frivolous but to indicate Our power and to benefit Our servants.