First matter:

The death of creation is possible. That which is subject to the law of development must evolve to a final end. That which develops to a final end must have a limited lifetime and, therefore, a fixed natural end. That which has a fixed end inevitably dies. Humanity is a microcosm subject to death; the universe can be regarded as a macro-human being and therefore also subject to death. Accordingly, it will perish and be resurrected on the morning of the Last Day. Just as a living tree (a miniature universe) cannot save itself from annihilation, the "branches of creatures" growing from "the Tree of Creation" will pass away.

If the universe is not destroyed by an external destructive event, with the Eternal Will's permission, it eventually will begin to die. Even scientists say this. According to the Qur'an, it will give a sharp cry, and then the following things will happen: When the sun shall be darkened; when the stars shall be thrown down; when the mountains shall be set moving (81:1-3) and When heaven is split open; when the stars are scattered; when the seas swarm over (82:1-3).

A significant subtle point: Water freezes and loses its essential liquid form, ice melts and loses its essential solid state, an item's essence becomes stronger at the expense of its material form, coarse language is not suitable for expressing meaning, the spirit weakens as the flesh becomes more substantial, and the flesh weakens as the spirit becomes more illuminated. Thus life gradually refines the solid world in favor of the afterlife. Creative Power breathes life into dense, solid, and inanimate substances as the result of astonishing activities, and refines that solid world to the advantage of the Hereafter through the light of life.

No truth, despite its weakness, ever perishes. Rather, it assumes a form in the corporeal world. As it flourishes and expands, its form grows weaker and more refined. The spiritual truth that constitutes an item's essence is inversely proportional to its form's strength. Thus the form grows denser as the truth weakens, and the truth becomes stronger as the form weakens. This law is common to whatever develops and evolves. Given this, the corporeal world, which is a form containing the great truth of the universe, will shatter, with the Majestic Creator's permission, and be rebuilt more beautifully. One day, Upon the day Earth shall be changed to other than Earth (14:48) will be realized, for the world can die.