"And We did not create the heaven and the earth and whatever is between them in play," meaning: We only created them for resurrection and the reckoning, and for Paradise and the Fire.
﴿وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ وَالأَرْضَ وَمَا بَينهمَا لاعبين﴾ أَي: إِنَّمَا خلقناهما (ل ٢١٤) للبعث والحساب، وَالْجنَّة وَالنَّار
