كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Everyone upon the earth will perish, while the majestic and honored presence of your Lord will remain. (al-Raḥmān 55:26–27)
How can Paradise and Hell remain if created things perish? The distinction between actually perishing and being capable of perishing is essential to this question.