Fakir (disambiguation)
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A fakir
or faqir is a Sufi who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.
Fakir may also refer to:
Faqir
are an ethnic community found in North India
People with the given name Fakir:
People with the surname Fakir:
Fakir
The fakir or faqir ; ) Derived from faqr is a Muslim Sufi ascetic in Middle East and South Asia. The Faqirs were wandering Dervishes teaching Islam and living on alms....
or faqir is a Sufi who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.
Fakir may also refer to:
Faqir
Faqir (caste)
The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group found in India. They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India, which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal, they are known as Sahajia...
are an ethnic community found in North India
North India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
People with the given name Fakir:
- Fakir AlamgirFakir AlamgirFokir Alamgir is a popular folk and pop singer of Bangladesh. He has got his own style of music which is the blend of traditional folk song with western instruments. He has released many albums most of which have been immensely popular. Among his famous songs are O Sakhina, Shantahar, Nelson...
(21st century), Bangladeshi singer - Fakir Aziao-DinFakir Aziao-DinFaqir Aziao-Din was one of Akbar's chief advisors, and belonged to his inner circle. Akbar regarded his advice in high esteem and included him among the nine gems of his court, or Navratnas.He used to give the Emperor Akbar advice on religious matters....
(16th century), one of Akbar's chief advisors - Fakir Mohan SenapatiFakir Mohan SenapatiFakir Mohan Senapati born on January 13, 1843, at Mallikashpur in Balasore, played a leading role in establishing the distinct identity of Oriya, a language mainly spoken in the Indian state of Orissa...
(1843–1918), Indian writer - Fakir MusafarFakir MusafarFakir Musafar is considered the father of the modern primitive movement. He has experimented on his own body with body modification techniques such as body piercing, tightlacing, scarification, tattooing, and suspension, and has documented, shared and taught others as part of his life's work...
(b. 1930), American photographer
People with the surname Fakir:
- Ajan FakirAjan FakirAjan Fakir, born Shah Miran, also known as Azan Pir, Hazrat Shah Miran, and Shah Milan , was a Sufi Syed, poet, Muslim preacher and saint from the 17th century who came from Baghdad to settle in the Sibsagar area of Assam in the north-eastern part of India, where he helped to unify the people of...
(17th century), Sufi saint and poet - Allan FakirAllan FakirAllan Fakir , a Pakistani folk singer is a one of the foremost exponents of sufi music in Pakistan. He is particularly known for his ecstatic style of performance marked with extreme devotional rhetoric and sufi dance singing...
(1932–2000), Pakistani folk singer - Jamal FakirJamal FakirJamal Fakir is a Moroccan-Frenchrugby league player for the Catalans Dragons club in the European Super League competition. A fiery, strong-running second-rower....
(b. 1982), French rugby league footballer