Fanāʾ is often a description of self-effacement or the eclipse of self-assertion within awareness. It is not a literal claim that the body ceases to exist or that ethical obligations are abolished.
Distinctions and context
Compare fanāʾ with baqāʾ and the terminology of witnessing. Figures of speech, ethical context, and later systematic commentary should be kept distinct.
Research question
What passes away, and what remains as the subject of experience or action?
Source trail and evidence status
- Discovery catalogue, not a verified witnessمفاهيم ومصطلحات الفتوحات — فهرس سياقي ↗
- Discovery catalogue, not a verified witnessفهرس المخطوطات — بحث مستقل عن الشاهد ↗