Fanāʾ and bayd are nearly synonymous, yet a fine distinction is made between them.
Fanāʾ: A thing coming to an end of itself.
Bayd: A thing being destroyed through another’s destroying it.
Lā yafnā wa lā yabīdu excludes both kinds: Allah does not cease of Himself, nor can anything destroy Him.
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Allah’s Power, Divinity, Beginninglessness and Eternity
Fanāʾ and bayd are nearly synonymous, yet a fine distinction is made between them.
Fanāʾ: A thing coming to an end of itself.
Bayd: A thing being destroyed through another’s destroying it.
Lā yafnā wa lā yabīdu excludes both kinds: Allah does not cease of Himself, nor can anything destroy Him.