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Untitled Al-Kabir ("the Great") is also one of the 99 names of God in Islam.

For a complete disambiguation page, see Kabir (disambiguation) Kabir Painting of Kabir and disciple A 1825 CE painting depicts Kabir with a disciple Born 1398 Lahartara near Kashi (present-day Varanasi) Died 1518 Maghar Occupation Weaver, poet Known for influenced the Bhakti movement, Sikhism, Sant Mat and Kabir Panth Kabr (also Kabra) (Hindi: , Punjabi: , Urdu: ) (13981518)[1][2][3][4] was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement. The name Kabir comes from Arabic al-Kabr which means 'The Great' the 37th name of God in Islam. Kabir's legacy is today carried forward by the Kabir Panth ("Path of Kabir"), a religious community that recognizes him as its founder and is one of the Sant Mat sects. Its members, known as Kabir panthis, are estimated to be around 9,600,000. They are spread over north and central India, as well as dispersed with the Indian diaspora across the world, up from 843,171 in the 1901 census.[5] His writings include Bijak, Sakhi Granth, Kabir Granthawali and Anurag Sagar.[6]

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