Answer: Perishing is of two kinds.
1. Possible perishing (fanāʾ imkānī): A thing can perish; its extinction is possible.
2. Actual perishing (fanāʾ ʿamalī): A thing actually perishes.
The possibility of extinction is not the same as its actual occurrence. This distinction resolves the question of enduring created things.
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Allah’s Power, Divinity, Beginninglessness and Eternity
Answer: Perishing is of two kinds.
1. Possible perishing (fanāʾ imkānī): A thing can perish; its extinction is possible.
2. Actual perishing (fanāʾ ʿamalī): A thing actually perishes.
The possibility of extinction is not the same as its actual occurrence. This distinction resolves the question of enduring created things.