Discuss the controversy about the birth and Guru of Kabir.
Kabir was a famous poet-saint. He was born in a Hindu family but was brought up by a Muslim family. He was a Hindu by birth. His name was Kabirdas. In the Arabic language, the word ‘Kabir’ means great. But Kabir was nourished in a Muslim family belonging to the community of weavers. Kabir had a guru named Ramananda. He becomes a bhakta because of the influence of his guru on him.However, he did not use the word guru or satguru for any individual. Many historians feel that Kabir and Ramananda could not be contemporaries. It could be possible only if Kabir had a very long life. So the tradition of their being contemporaries cannot be accepted.
