Editing Kabir (section)

==Criticism==
Kabir has been criticised for his depiction of women. [[Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh]] states, "Kabir's opinion of women is contemptuous and derogatory".{{sfn|Kaur Singh|1993|pp=114–116}} [[Wendy Doniger]] concludes Kabir had a [[Misogyny|misogynist]] bias.{{sfn|Kaur Singh|1993|pp=114–116}} Schomer states that for Kabir, woman is "''kali nagini'' (a black cobra), ''kunda naraka ka'' (the pit of hell), ''juthani jagata ki'' (the refuse of the world)". According to Kabir, a woman prevents man's spiritual progress.{{sfn|Kaur Singh|1993|pp=114–116}}

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Woman ruins everything when she comes near man;
Devotion, liberation, and divine knowledge no longer enter his soul.
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|Kabir|Translated by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh{{sfn|Kaur Singh|1993|pp=114–116}}}}

In contrast to Singh's interpretation of Kabir's gender views, Dass interprets ''Rag Asa'' section of Adi Granth as Kabir asking a young married woman to stop veiling her face, and not to adopt such social habits.{{sfn|Dass|1991|pp=147-148}} Dass adds that Kabir's poetry can be interpreted in two ways, one literally where the woman refers to human female, another allegorically where woman is symbolism for his own soul and ''[[Names of God in Sikhism|Rama]]'' is the Lord-husband.{{sfn|Dass|1991|pp=322-323}}