Fakir

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The word fakir or faqir (Arabic: فقیر‎) is derived from faqr (Arabic: فقر‎) "poverty". Originally the fakir is a Muslim Sufi ascetic or wandering Dervish in Middle East and South Asia. The term has also been used to refer to Hindu and Buddhist mendicant ascetics, commonly considered a wonder-workers performing feats of magic or endurance.