Siddiqui
(Urdu) صدیقی | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Approx. 1,625,450[1][2][3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Pakistan | 750,087 |
 Bangladesh | 315,236 |
 India | 171,702 |
 Saudi Arabia | 76,727 |
 Afghanistan | 51,404 |
 Algeria | 33,876 |
 United Arab Emirates | 25,405 |
 United States | 15,910 |
 United Kingdom | 10,548 |
 Morocco | 7,533 |
| Languages | |
| Urdu • Hindi • Arabic • Dari • Pashto •English | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arab | |
Siddiqui (Urdu: صدیقی) are a Muslim Sheikh community, found mainly in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, and in expatriate communities in Saudi Arabia and Middle East Region. They claimed to be the descendants of Abu Bakr Siddiq.[4][5]
The title "As-Siddiq" (Arabic: الصديق) was given to the first Muslim Caliph (one of the Rashidun, or "Rightly guided" Caliphs), Abu Bakr, by Muhammad. His title "Siddiqui" is an attributive form of the Arabic As-Siddiq.[6][7] He was a companion and a father-in-law of Muhammad through his daughter Aisha.[8] The literal meaning of Siddiqui is "The Truthful". After the death of Muhammad, Abu Bakr assumed power, ruling over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632 to 634 CE. In 634 CE, Abu Bakr fell ill from a sickness and died shortly thereafter. He was succeeded by Umar.
People
References
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- ^ "Muslim backward classes: a sociological perspective".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sociology of religion in India".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Shaikh Siddiqui Home". www.shaikhsiddiqui.com. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ "Abu Bakr". Encyclopedia of Islam (2nd ed.).
His father was Abu Quhafa ..., and he is therefore sometimes known as Ibn Abi Quhafa. ... The names Abd Allah and Atiq ('freed slave') are attributed to him as well as Abu Bakr, but the relation of these names to one another and their original significance is not clear. ... He was later known by Sunni Muslims as al-Siddiq, the truthful, the upright, or the one who counts true
- ^ Juan Eduardo Campo, Encyclopedia of Islam, Infobase Publishing, 2009
