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In English, faqir or fakir originally meant a mendicant dervish. In its mystical usage , the word fakir refers to man's spiritual need for God , who alone is regarded as self-sufficient in the Islamic religion .
Fakir is both a given name and a surname. As a surname, it may also take the definite article as Al Fakir.Notable people with the name include: Given name: Fakir Alamgir (21st century), Bangladeshi singer
The Shah Fakir are a Muslim community in South Asia. They are also known as Sayed, Shah, Alvi and Dewan Baba,Miya.Some people consider Shah to be a fakir but the meaning of Sayed and Shah is same. Sayed is an Arabic word and Shah is a Persian word.
Fakir was married twice, for the last 50 years to Piper Gibson, and had seven children. (Six survive him). In the mid-1960s, he was briefly engaged to Mary Wilson of the Supremes.
Abdul "Duke" Fakir, the last founding member of the Four Tops, has died. He was 88.Fakir died of heart failure surrounded by his wife and loved ones early Monday in Detroit, Michigan, according to ...
Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “Standing in the Shadows ...
Fakir (name), including a list of people with that name Faqir (clan) , an ethnic community found in North India Faqir (given name) , including a list of people with that name
Abdul “Duke” Fakir, a founding member of the Motown group the Four Tops, has died, according to his family. He was 88. Fakir died of heart failure in Detroit on Monday, surrounded by his wife ...