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Fana-fir-Rasul

फ़ना-फ़िर्रसूल
Meaning

Effacement in the Prophet; the seeker's absorption in the Prophet's reality on the way to God.

Literally: annihilation in the Messenger

See it in the verse

Fana-fir-Rasul in Iqbal’s couplets

Ishq dam-e-Jibreel ishq dam-e-Mustafa
Ishq Khuda ka Rasool ishq Khuda ka kalaam
Love is the breath of Gabriel, love the breath of the Prophet; love is the messenger of God, love is the Word of God.
Love · Aspiration
Related words
ARABIC

Fana-Fillah

Annihilation of the self in God, the highest stage of self-effacement in Sufi doctrine.

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