LessonsParadise and Hell: Their Permanence, and the Decree of Good and EvilQuiz

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.

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An objection concerning their permanence

Paradise and Hell: Their Permanence, and the Decree of Good and Evil

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.