Fakir

Muslim Sufi mystic who lives in poverty
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Fakir
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Fakir

Summary

Fakir is a Sufi terminology[1]. Fakir has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Fakir's instance of is recorded as Sufi terminology[3].
  • Fakir's instance of is recorded as Islamic religious occupation[4].
  • Fakir's depicts is recorded as Poverty in Islam[5].
  • Fakir is a type of ascetic[6].
  • Fakir's writing system is recorded as Latin script[7].
  • Fakir's Commons category is recorded as Fakirs[8].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[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 Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Fakir's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[16].
  • Fakir's has characteristic is recorded as poverty[17].
  • Fakir's has characteristic is recorded as precarity[18].
  • Fakir's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Fakir'}[19].
  • Fakir's different from is recorded as Fakir[20].
  • Fakir's different from is recorded as Faqir[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Sufi terminology[3] and Islamic religious occupation[4]. Fakir is a type of ascetic[6].

Why It Matters

Fakir has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Fakir is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · ທິງ຺ອຣ຺ທິລິອມ຺ປູລຸ · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing system Latin script
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P282]]: [[Q8229]]"
  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Instance of Sufi terminology, Islamic religious occupation
    Local thumb
    Depicts Poverty in Islam
    + 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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