Quranic Verse
Al-Mu'minun · 23:115
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ
“Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?"”
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Commentary
Allah tells them how much they wasted in their short lives in this world by failing to obey Allah and worship Him Alone.If they had been patient during their short stay in this world, they would have attained victory just like His pious close friends.قَـلَ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ (He will say: "What number of years did you stay on earth") means, how long did you stay in this w…