fana

[fuh-nah] /fəˈnɑ/

noun, Islam.

the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.

Origin of fana

Arabic

1865-1870

First recorded in 1865-70, fana is from the Arabic word fanā' annihilation

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This condition the Sufis characterise as self-annihilation (fana).

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There was much commotion in the village when the trading barque arrived and lay-to off fana 'alu.

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fana cara me cara miguruxij mono gia 'it is unpleasant to the nose and the eyes.'

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