Kabir is read about 698 times a day, in 66 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 390 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A 15th-century weaver-poet from Varanasi who carved out space between Hinduism and Islam by attacking both. His verses landed in the Sikh scripture, sparked a lasting sect, and made him a saint claimed by three faiths - none of which he spared from critique.
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Kabir
'Courtier Raja Anup Rai Intercepting a Lion Attack, with Mughal Emperor Jahangir and Prince Khurram', by Abu’l Hasan, ca.1611-1630
Folio of a Janamsakhi manuscript on the topic of Bhagat Kabir, with red and black-coloured ink being used intermittently
Folk Singer and Harmonium Player At GBPSSI performing Kabir Bhajans - Number 2
Fresco depicting Bhagat Kabir and associated figures from Akhara Bala Nand, Amritsar
Fresco depicting Bhagat Kabir from Asthan Baba Bikram Singh Bedi, Kanak Mandi, Amritsar, ca.1863-1879
Fresco of Kabir in a hut surrounded by others
Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana meeting Bhagat Kabir under a tree, Janamsakhi paintingIn their own words 10
, I have come to save the devotees. I was sent here because the world was seen in misery.
I've burned my own house down, the torch is in my hand. Now I'll burn down the house of anyone who wants to follow me.
Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.
About this person
Kabir was born in Varanasi and became a disciple of Ramananda, founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya. He wrote devotional poetry that tore into what he saw as hollow ritual in Hinduism and Islam alike, earning threats from adherents of both during his lifetime. His path was simpler: truth belongs to whoever walks in righteousness, sees divinity in all things, and sheds the ego. The Bhakti movement absorbed his influence; his words entered the Guru Granth Sahib and other holy texts. When he died, Hindus and Muslims both tried to claim his body. His legacy persists in the Kabir panth, the sect that bears his name, and in the uncomfortable questions he left behind.
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