if it is said this is only necessary according to the doctrine of those who allow the nonexistence of a thing after its existence then it is said to him what happened? and with us the existing thing does not cease to exist but rather the meaning of nonexistence is
فإن قيل هذا إنما يلزم على مذهب من يجوز عدم الشيء بعد وجوده، فيقال له ما الذي طرى؟ وعندنا لا ينعدم الشيء الموجود، وإنما معنى انعدام