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


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Latest revision as of 13:44, 6 July 2012

The word fakir or faqir (Arabic: فقیر‎) is derived from faqr (Arabic: فقر‎) "poverty". Originally the fakir is a Muslim or 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.