{And We did not create the heaven and the earth and that which is between them in vain}, meaning: We did not create them except for the Resurrection, the Reckoning, Paradise, and the Fire. The polytheists used to say: "Indeed, God created these things for a purpose other than resurrection." He said: {That is the assumption of those who disbelieved}, that they will not be resurrected and that God created these things in vain.