Surah Al-Ahqaf Ayah 3

مَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ عَمَّآ أُنذِرُوا۟ مُعْرِضُونَ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 46:3 says: “We did not create the heavens and earth and what is between them except in truth and [for] a specified term. But those who disbelieve, from that of which they are warned, are turning away.”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 46:3 is in Surah Al-Ahqaf, chapter 46 of the Quran.

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