Kabir das biography in tamil
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Sant Kabir: A Life Biography
Kabir by Birth
Most scholars agree with the Kabirpanthis that Niru, a poor weaver, and his wife Nima found the infant Kabir on a lotus leaf in Lahar Tank in Benares. But it is said that the names of his parents seem to have emerged a century after Kabir’s death, or perhaps even later (Sethi 7). Niru and Nima were Julaha or Muslim weavers who lived in the outskirts of Kashi. Hindus believed that Kabir was the illegitimate son of a Brahmin widow. Muslims believed him to be a child of Muslim parents. The theory of his immaculate birth was rejected by most scholars. Kabir declared, “I am neither a Hindu nor a Musalman” 1
Living on earth simply, touching the sky with enormous spiritual accomplishments and composing poetry and music Kabir remained a legend and mystery in his life time and beyond. Many of the stories of his life and his poetry have been repeated by various authors. A disciple of the great Hindu pundit-preacher and p
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Kabir Das
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Kabir Das was a saint and poet who was born in Kashi, which is situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The information available about Kabir Das is contrasting and differs in opinion because the sources of the information are scanty. These sources include Adi Granth, Khajinat al-Asafiya, and Bijak. Some of the other sources are Dabistan-i-Tawarikh, Nabhaji, written bygd Mohsin Fani, and Bhakta Mal, respectively.
Born:15th Century (Kashi)
Birth and Early Years
There are several versions of the story of the early years of popular saint-poet Kabir Das. A version stated that Kabir was miraculously born. Kabir's mother was a brahmin who went on a pilgrimage with her father to an ascetic. The ascetic was impressed bygd her, and giving his blessings, he said that she would soon bear a son. After Kabir Das was born, his mother abandoned him as she was unmarried, and having a child would bring dishonor to their family. After that, efternamn, a Muslim who was th
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