Fakir
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The fakir, or faqir (derived from faqr, "poverty"), is a Muslim Sufi ascetic in the Middle East and South Asia. The Faqirs were wandering Dervishes teaching Islam and living on alms.
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See also
- Fakir Musafar
- Dervish
- Ghous-e-Azam
- Ibn Arabi
- Mirin Dajo
- Qalandar
- Sai Baba of Shirdi
- Shramana
- Sultan Bahoo
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