Transliteration:( Laqad wu'idnaa nahnu wa aabaaa'unaa haazaa min qablu in haazaaa illaaa asaateerul awwaleen )
119. This expression is that of those infidels who were believers in the existence of Allah Almighty. Some among them were atheists who were saying: "And none destroys us but l time" (S45:V24). This is not their answer. Hence, there is no inconsistency in the verse.
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The tafsir of Surah Al-Muminun verse 83 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muminun ayat 76 which provides the complete commentary from verse 76 through 83.
(23:83) We were promised such things and so were our forefathers before us. All these are no more than tales of the past.”[77]
77. Their denial of the life after death implied the denial of the powers and wisdom of Allah as well.
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