Kabir -The Famous Poet

The writings of India's famous spiritual poet and saint Kabirdas had an impact on the Bhakti movement.The Adi Granth, the sacred text of Sikhism, contains some of his verses. In Islam, the word "Kabir" even means "Great." According to Saint Kabir, there was just one god with the titles Rama and Allah. The only place where God could be found is in the hearts of his followers, not in temples, mosques, Benaras, or Mecca.

Hindu poet and saint Kabir lived in the fifteenth century. Many others, including Muslims and Hindus, were drawn to him by his good deeds and genuine devotion. Kabir was not a well-read individual. However, he was able to voice his opinions by writing short poems. He goes by the moniker "Doha" of Kabir. Although he was raised in a Muslim household, his instructor, the Hindu bhakti guru Ramananda, had a profound impact on him.

Although the history of the Kabir family is unclear, Kabirdas had an extremely difficult upbringing. While some historians place Kabir's lifetime between 1398 and 1448, others claim he was born between 1440 and 1518.

In accordance with a myth concerning his upbringing and early years, Kabir was born in Varanasi to an unmarried Brahmin woman by a seedless conception and delivered through the palm of her hand. She later abandoned him in a basket floating on a pond, where he was later taken in and reared by a Muslim family. Modern historians, however, assert that this fable is unsupported by historical data. Indologist Wendy Doniger claims that Kabir was reared by a Muslim household and was born into a Muslim family.

According to several traditions, Kabir lived a chaste life and never got married. On the other hand, some records indicate that he was most likely married to Dhania and had two children, a daughter named Kamali and a son named Kamal. He developed into a tremendous sadhu and was a very spiritual person..

Kabir was adamantly opposed to the rituals and pointless activities of organised faiths; he was highly influenced by the ideas of Brahmanic Hinduism, Hindu and Buddhist Tantrism, the teachings of Nath yogis, and the imageless God of Islam.Kabir advocated for unification among all castes and creeds by preaching the religion of love and believing in the equality of all mankind.

Saint Kabir adheres to two tenets of spirituality. Salvation is the process of uniting these two divine principles: one is the personal soul (Jivatma), and the other is God (Paramatma).The poems of Kabir were composed in the fifteenth century.His lyrics, which were primarily in the form of ballads called padas and rhymed couplets called dohas, addressed a variety of topics and urged living a moral life under God's tender care. "Banis" (utterances) were the poetry of wisdom he created orally.

Engaged with the Sant Mat, Kabir belonged to a loosely affiliated order of instructors that rose to prominence in the Indian subcontinent starting in the 13th century. Additionally, there is a group of people who identify as Kabir Panth, who are followers of the man and who preach Kabir because they think he is the one who started the "Sant math sects." The community's members, known as Kabir Panthis, are dispersed throughout India.

The poems that Kabirda created orally in the fifteenth century were passed down orally through the seventeenth. The 17th century saw the compilation and publication of "Kabir Bijak," one of his most well-known collections of writings. Additional literary works that bear Kabir's writings are "Kabir Granthawali" (Rajasthan), "Sakhi Granth," "Adi Granth" (Sikh), and "Kabir Parachai."

His writings altered people's preconceived notions.Both the Muslims and the Hindus he had inspired claimed him as their own upon his death. He passed away in 1448 or 1518.

                                                              - Saint Kabir