Siddiq (name)

Siddiq or Siddique from the Arabic word صدّيق meaning "truthful") is an Islamic term and is given as an honorific title to certain individuals. The feminine gender for Siddiq is Siddiqah.

People

Title

  • Abu Bakr Siddiq (c. 573 – 634), the first Muslim Caliph following Prophet Muhammad's death. He ruled as khalifa 632 to 634
  • Shah Siddiq (also rendered Siddik, Siddiky, Siddiqi, Siddiquee), 14th-century Sufi saint and one of the 360 auliyas or followers who accompanied Shah Jalal

Given name

Middle name

  • Faiyaz Siddiq Koya, Fijian politician, Member of the Parliament of Fiji and government minister
  • Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi (1920–1969), Egyptian Qur'anic reciter
  • Mohammad Siddiq Chakari (born 1961), Afghan politician
  • Haji Mohammad Siddiq Choudri (1912-2004), Pakistani admiral in the Pakistan Navy

Surname

  • Arfa Siddiq (born 1987), Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement

Fiction

  • Siddiq (The Walking Dead), a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead and the television series of the same name

See also

  • Sadek (disambiguation)
  • Sadeq (disambiguation)
  • Sadiq (disambiguation)
  • Sadegh (disambiguation)
  • Siddique (disambiguation)
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