Al-Mu'minun 23:115 افحسبتم انما خلقناكم عبثا وانكم الينا لا ترجعون ١١٥
أَفَحَسِبۡتُمۡ
أَنَّمَا
خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ
عَبَثٗا
وَأَنَّكُمۡ
إِلَيۡنَا
لَا
تُرۡجَعُونَ
١١٥
Deemed ye then that We had created you for naught, and that ye would not be returned unto Us?
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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 سِنِين
…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 durin
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