Wikipedia states:
Kabīr (also Kabīra) (Hindi: कबीर, Punjabi: ਕਬੀਰ, Urdu: کبير) (1440—1518)[1] was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement. The name Kabir comes from Arabic Al-Kabīr which means 'The Great' - the 37th Name of God in the Qur'an.
Apart from having an important influence on Sikhism, Kabir's legacy is today carried forward by the Kabir Panth ("Path of Kabir"), a religious community that recognizes him as its founder and is one of the Sant Mat sects. Its members, known as Kabir panthis, are estimated to be around 9,600,000. They are spread over north and central India, as well as dispersed with the Indian diaspora across the world, up from 843,171 in the 1901 census.[2] His writings include Bijak, Sakhi Granth, Kabir Granthawali and Anurag Sagar[3].
The information on wikipedia here is primarily from hindu and sikh sources. Sikhs and hindus still revere kabir like some muslims revere data ganj bakhsh or baba fareed shakar ganj, except that saints are more formal parts of hinduism and sikhism.
I fail to understand the importance of Kabir if he was PRIMARILY not a saint but a mere poet??? Truly he was a poet also in the way that he produced his works, but primarily he was a saint and a mystic, his true religiouslity is not hidden, he was a muslim who almost completely converted to hinduism. Otherwise why would he become a religiously revered figure? do religions revere mere "poets"??
