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| The name "Siddiqui" is derived from the word ''Siddiq'', which means "truthful" in Arabic. "Siddiq" was the name of the first Khalifa (]) of ], |
The name "Siddiqui" is derived from the word ''Siddiq'', which means "truthful" in Arabic. "Siddiq" was the name of the first Khalifa (]) of ], ] Siddiq (]: ابو بكر الصديق). Siddiqui signifies ancestry (purported or otherwise) from Hazrat Abu Bakr. | ||
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Siddiqui, (also rendered as Siddiqi, Siddighi, Seddighi or Siddiquie) (Arabic: صدیقی) is a common Muslim family name.
Origin
The name "Siddiqui" is derived from the word Siddiq, which means "truthful" in Arabic. "Siddiq" was the name of the first Khalifa (Caliph) of Islam, Abu Bakr Siddiq (Arabic: ابو بكر الصديق). Siddiqui signifies ancestry (purported or otherwise) from Hazrat Abu Bakr.
People named Siddiqui
The Siddiqui family is a multiethnic community spread across Middle East and South Asia.
- Aafia Siddiqui (1972- ), Pakistan alumna of MIT wanted by FBI
- Sayed Nabi Siddiqui, Afghan police officer allegedly abused at US base
- Pete Siddiqui (1976- ), American attorney
- Ibn Al- Jawzi, Hisorian
- Movelana Rumi, Persian Poet
- Salim Uz Zaman Siddiqui, Pakistani Scientist
- Professor Dr M.A Jawed Siddiqui, Pakistan's leading Consultant Radiologist who revolutionised radiology in Pakistan
- Saeed Uz Zaman Siddiqui, Chief Justice, Supereme Court of Pakistan
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