The Qur'an says كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ (28:88): all things are perishing except His Face. One objection infers that Paradise and Hell must eventually cease.
Other verses state خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا (4:57), affirming abiding forever. The response considers the sense of “perishing,” the force of the exception or qualification, and created beings' intrinsic dependence upon God. One verse should not be used to erase another's explicit promise without argument.
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The Prophetic Basin, the Bridge, Paradise and Hell: Reality and Permanence
The Qur'an says كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ (28:88): all things are perishing except His Face. One objection infers that Paradise and Hell must eventually cease.
Other verses state خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا (4:57), affirming abiding forever. The response considers the sense of “perishing,” the force of the exception or qualification, and created beings' intrinsic dependence upon God. One verse should not be used to erase another's explicit promise without argument.