Fanaa (فناء)

Writing this post not about the movie Fanaa, but about the meaning of Fanaa itself.
Fanaa (فناء) is the Sufi term for extinction. It means to annihilate the self.

Persons having entered this state are said to have no existence outside of and be in complete unity with Allah. Fanaa is similar to the concepts of nirvana in Buddhism and Hinduism or moksha in Hinduism which also aim for annihilation of the self. Fanaa is a sort of mental, yet real, death. The person of the "Way" experiences it freely; it is the final passage which leads to the summit of the Stages. It liberates one from all contingency outside of their spiritual quest; the ultimate aim is the Truth.

Inayat Khan writes in his book A Sufi message of spiritual liberty

The ideal perfection, called Baqa by Sufis, is termed 'Najat' in Islam, 'Nirvana' in Buddhism, 'Salvation' in Christianity, and 'Mukhti' in Hinduism. This is the highest condition attainable, and all ancient prophets and sages experienced it, and taught it to the world.Baqa is the original state of God. At this state every being must arrive some day, consciously or unconsciously, before or after death. The beginning and end of all beings is the same, difference only existing during the journey.

Perfection is reached by the regular practice of concentration, passing through three grades of development: Faná -fi-Shaikh, annihilation in the astral plane, Faná-fi-Rasul, annihilation in the spiritual plane, and Faná-fi-Allah, annihilation in the abstract.After passing through these three grades, the highest state is attained of Bá qi-bi-Allah, annihilation in the eternal consciousness, which is the destination of all who travel by this path.

BTW The Movie Fanaa is just another bolly wood masala mish mash of love, trouble, separation and eventual get together. However the name of this movie captures why there are thousands and thousands of bollywood movies with the theme "Love". Love is that thing which spirals us into free fall into seemingly dangerous territory, the erratic flutter of two hearts never have known such delectable feelings, for once life seems to have some meaning! we let ourselves go gladly with wild abandon into the arms of the unknown, into self annihilation! Nothing, not even death surpasses the beauty of this moment. Hence our endless fascination for budding love. Tender, ruthless, violent....

chaand sifarish jo karta hamari deta woh tumko bata
sharm-o-haya pe parde gira ke karni hain hamko khata
zidd hain ab toh hain khud ko mitana hona hain tujhmein fanaa

teri adaa bhi hain jhonke wali chhu ke gujar jaane de
teri lachak hain ke jaise daali dil mein utar jaane de
aaja baahon mein karke bahana hona hain tujhmein fanaa

subhaan allaah subhaan allah subhaan allah
hain jo iraaden bata doon tumko sharma hi jaaogi tum
dhadakanen jo suna doon tumko ghabraa hi jaaogi tum
hamko aata nahi hain chhupana hona hain tujhmein fanaa