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Kabir

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Also known as Kabir Sahib, Kabir Das, Bhagat Kabir

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Kabir was a figure associated with the Hip-Hop genre, having accumulated 4,114 listeners and 18,841 plays on Last.fm. Historical records indicate a date of birth in 1440 and a date of death on January 1, 1518. The subject is referenced by 2,081 other encyclopedia articles.

Several quotes are attributed to Kabir, including statements about burning one's own house and the nature of God as the breath of all breath. Other writings advise keeping diamonds hidden in one's heart rather than displaying them in a vegetable market, and describe a diamond covered in dirt that was picked up by someone who knew its value.

A separate entry for an author named Humayun Kabir lists a birth date of 1906 and a death date of 1969. This individual is credited with 55 works, including *Archaeology in India*, *al-'Ilm wal-dimuqratiyyah wal-Islam*, *Men and rivers*, *The Indian heritage*, and *Lessons of Indian history*.

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Key facts

Philosopher.honorific_prefix
Sant
Philosopher.image
Kabir004.jpg
Philosopher.image_size
196
Philosopher.caption
Painting of Kabir weaving,
Philosopher.birth_date
1398
Philosopher.birth_place
Banaras, Jaunpur Sultanate (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Philosopher.death_place
Maghar, Delhi Sultanate (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Philosopher.region
South Asia
Philosopher.movement
Kabir panth
Philosopher.era
Bhakti movement
Philosopher.academic_advisors
Ramananda

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Wikidata facts

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Place of birth
Varanasi
Place of death
Maghar
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Hindi
Religion
Hinduism
Movement
Sant Mat
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Kabir.jpg
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date of birth
1440-00-00
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Kabir
date of death
1518-01-01
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Kabir
place of burial
Maghar
canonization status
saint
writing language
Hindi
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Early life and background
  • Poetry
  • Authenticity
  • Philosophy
  • Influence of Islam
  • Persecution and social impact
  • Legacy
  • Kabir, Guru Nanak and the Guru Granth Sahib
  • In popular culture
  • Criticism
  • See also
  • References
  • Works cited
  • Further reading
  • External links

Kabir ( 15th century) was a well-known Indian devotional mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das, and Kabir Sagar of Dharamdas. Today, Kabir is an important figure in Hinduism, Sikhism and in Sufism. He was a disciple of Ramananda, the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya.

Born in the city of Varanasi in what is now Uttar Pradesh, he is known for being critical of organised religions. He questioned what he regarded to be the meaningless and unethical practices of all religions, primarily what he considered to be the wrong practices in Hinduism and Islam. During his lifetime, he was threatened by both Hindus and Muslims for his views. When he died, several Hindus and the Muslims he had inspired claimed him as theirs.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kabir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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