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fana

[fuh-nah]

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noun Islam.

the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.

Origin of fana

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fana

Historical Examples of fana

This condition the Sufis characterise as self-annihilation (Fana).
Mystics and Saints of Islam
Claud Field
There was much commotion in the village when the trading barque arrived and lay-to off Fana 'alu.
Rdan The Devil And Other Stories
Louis Becke
Fana cara me cara miguruxij mono gia 'it is unpleasant to the nose and the eyes.'
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language
Diego Collado