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[quote]I would rather take the statement in a literary sense, a point of emphasis, similar to "We have left nothing out of this Book."  This nothing, obviously does not entail the nature of atoms.  As respected Jhangeer Hanif said, from a contextual point of view it is referring to the upheavels and destruction that would take place prior to the Judgement.  Issues about the nature of the soul are not the place for this verse.

Further, in my opinion, the Quran does not refer to a complete annihalation of everything that exists, but a destruction that ushers in a 'transformation'.  Doesn't Surah Ibraheem, also say the seven heavens and earth will be transformed into another seven heavens and earth?
So from my opinion, jannah and jahannum do not yet exist, but will be created from what remains.

But besides that, I have read a very interesting insight to the verse preceding the mentioning of the upheavels to take place.  God Almighty refers to the nature of the ship, how it moves across the water, while raised high like mountains.  This scene of a ship in literature often symbolizes a departure, "he sailed off into the sunset".  It is a fitting imagery that brings into context the statement 'every will perish', leading into the journey men will make to the next world..

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