Siddiqui

Siddiqui, (also rendered as Siddiqi, Siddique, Siddiquee, Siddighi, Sadighi, Seddighi, Sidiki or Siddiquie) (Arabic: صدیقی‎) is a Muslim family name, found in the South Asia and the Middle East. Shaikh is an additional title used occasionally by Siddiqui/Siddique to signify their Arab heritage. People having surname "Siddiqui" are offspring of Abu Bakr Siddique (Arabic: ابو بكر الصديق‎), the first Khalifa (Caliph) and an early companion and friend of the Prophet Muhammad.

Distribution

The Siddiqui surname is found among a number of ethnic groups and communities spread across Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and the South Asia.

Siddiqui of Badaun

Between 1690 and the early 20th Century, the District of Badaun/Badayun, in India, was ruled by the Rohilla Siddiqi Nawabs. The broader Siddiqui clan of Badayun was known for its leadership in the areas of Islamic scholarship, tasawwuf ("Sufism", or Islamic spirituality), and literature (producing several well-known poets and writers). The direct descendants of this particular family currently reside in Pakistan, India, Europe, There is group of community in Allahabad and Kaushambi districts of Uttar Pradesh, where there are Shaikh-Siddiqui community and they are famous across India.

Dargah Luari Sharif

Khwaja Muhammad Zaman, also known as Sultan-ul-Aulia, the founder of Dargah Luari Sharif, District Badin, Sindh, Pakistan, was among the prominent Siddiquis in the Subcontinent. According to Luari Ja Lal, (by Dr. H.M. Gurbakhshani) he was the direct descendant of Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr, the eldest son of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq.

Pirzada Siddiqui family of Haryana

The qawami Siddiqis, as they are commonly known, are the most politically conscious people of 'Rohtak & Maham'. They participated wholeheartedly in the freedom movement of India, Khilafat movement and Pakistan movement. On migration to Pakistan, about four thousand Siddiqis of this 'Qawami Clain' settled down in Karachi, Multan, Lahore, Lodhran, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Makhdooms of Hala

Makhdooms of Hala are Siddiqui according to Tarikh Babul Islam Sindh by Dr. Habibullah Siddiqui. They are the children of Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr, the youngest son of Abu Bakr. Their ancestors migrated from Baghdad in Iraq to Sindh during 11th century. Siddiqui of (Pat sharif )Dadu, Sehwan and Jamshoro also share this lineage with ori and dr habibullah siddiqui grandsons names 1 Mr Raziuddin Siddqui 2 Mr Abdullah Siddiqui 3 Awais Karim Siddiqui 4 Umar Siddiqui

Manihar Siddiqui

The Manihar or more commonly referred to as the Siddiqui Manihar, are a Muslim community, found mainly in North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Manihar Siddiqui are also found in the Terai region of Nepal scattered around in small pockets limited to few houses in a village and a village surrounded by various other commpunities. More detail about : Manihar

Siddiqui of Shikarpur Sindh

Siddiquis also belong from Shikarpur Sindh

Siddiqui of Balochistan, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa & Afghanistan

They are widely distributed in the areas of Baluchistan, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and Afghanistan. They speak Balochi, Brahui, Pashto, Persian and Urdu. Some of them write Quraishi as their casts as the Siddiquis are actually from the Banu Taym, clan of the Quraish Tribe of Arabia. They are offspring of people who were settled in Afghanistan after they came with Muhammad Bin Qasim. They migrated from the Ghazni province of Afghanistan with the Khiljis like Lodhis and Suris. When the Ghilzais were ruling, they settled in different areas. They also migrated from Afghanistan with the Mughals.

Siddiqui of Punjab

Siddiqui families are distributed in the areas of Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Lahore, Sialkot, Narowal and Pasrur. The family historians claim the arrival of this family to these places in the Mughal empire from Afghanistan. According to Tareekh-e-Burhanpur by Muhammad Abdul Hakeem Siddiqui, the Siddiqui family of (Burhanpur) Pasrur are descendants of Shaikh Burhan Shah. Shaikh Burhan Shah was a direct descendant of Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr, the eldest son of Abu Bakr. A family tree is maintained and preserved that goes to Abu Bakr.

See also

• Kayasth (Muslim)
• History of Arabs in Afghanistan
• Abbasi
• Alavi
• Farooqi
• Gardezi
• Gilani
• Hashemi
• Osmani
• Quraishi
• Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa

External links

• Shaikh Siddiqui