Fakir

Muslim renunciant
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Fakir
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Fakir

Summary

Fakir is an Islamic religious occupation[1]. Fakir draws 1,721 Wikipedia views per month (islamic_religious_occupation category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fakir's instance of is recorded as Islamic religious occupation[3].
  • Fakir is a type of Sufi[4].
  • Fakir is part of Sufi terminology[5].
  • Fakir's Commons category is recorded as Fakirs[6].
  • Fakir's said to be the same as is recorded as samana[7].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[15].
  • Fakir's has characteristic is recorded as simple living[16].
  • Fakir's has characteristic is recorded as anti-consumerism[17].
  • Fakir's has characteristic is recorded as contemptus mundi[18].
  • Fakir's has characteristic is recorded as taqiyya[19].
  • Fakir's has characteristic is recorded as batiniyya[20].
  • Fakir's has characteristic is recorded as Zuhd[21].
  • Fakir's native label is recorded as فقير[22].
  • Fakir's different from is recorded as Fakir[23].
  • Fakir's different from is recorded as Faqir[24].
  • Fakir's different from is recorded as ascetic[25].

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Definition and Type

Fakir's instance of is recorded as Islamic religious occupation[3]. Fakir is a type of Sufi[4].

Use and Application

Fakir is part of Sufi terminology[5].

Why It Matters

Fakir draws 1,721 Wikipedia views per month (islamic_religious_occupation category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] Fakir has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Fakir is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · ທິງ຺ອຣ຺ທິລິອມ຺ປູລຸ · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → simple living, anti-consumerism, contemptus mundi +3
    Field of this occupation → —
    Different from → Fakir, Faqir, ascetic
    Wikidata description → Muslim renunciant
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q779458]]"
  2. 4w ago · ທິງ຺ອຣ຺ທິລິອມ຺ປູລຸ · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of this occupation → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P425]]: [[Q3576256]]"
  3. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → fakirs
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: fakirs, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289927829|fakirs (#289927829)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  4. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → simple living, anti-consumerism, contemptus mundi +3
    Biblissima authority id → Öpitz
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q297652, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  5. 11w ago · ທິງ຺ອຣ຺ທິລິອມ຺ປູລຸ · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → samana
    Instance of → Islamic religious occupation
    Native label → فقير
    Part of → Sufi terminology
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q954213]]"
  6. 13w ago · ທິງ຺ອຣ຺ທິລິອມ຺ປູລຸ · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing system → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P282]]: [[Q8229]]"
  7. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → Islamic religious occupation
    Local thumb → —
    Depicts → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0341345-fakiri, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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