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How to pronounce faqir in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fakeer, fakir, faquir
Type of holy person, saint, holy man, angel, moslem, muslim
Has types dervish

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A faqir may also ask for baksheesh but there is no thought in his mind that he is begging.
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The entries for cinq, faqir, fiqh, mbaqanga, qaid etc.
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Faqir further elaborated that decisions over leadership of the umbrella group would only be made in consultation and consensus with other TTP leaders.
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  • Fakir: a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
  • Extinct
  • The Faqir are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India.
  • Faqir is a masculine given name, and may refer to: * Faqir Abdul Raheem Garhori (1739-1778), Indian poet * Faqir Mohammed (born circa 1970), Pakistani terrorist * Faqir Muhammad Khokhar (born 1945), judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
  • A religious mendicant who owns no personal property
  • In general, "faqir" means "poor." In Islam, it is particularly applied to a Sufi who has voluntary become poor. In Sufism, it also applies to one who is "poor in spirit," who has according to Sufi belief humbled himself before Allah.
  • Persian darwesh. The Arabic word faqir signifies "poor"; but it is used in the sense of being in need of mercy, and poor in the sight of God, rather than in need of worldly assistance. Darwesh is a Persian word, derived from dar, "a door", ie those who beg from door to door. ...