Farooqi

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Farooqi (Arabic: فاروقي ) (also rendered as Farooqui, Faruki , Farouki or Faruqi), is a common Muslim family name.

[edit] Origin

The name purportedly signifies ancestry from Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattāb (Arabic: عمر ابن الخطاب), the second Caliph of Sunni Islam. Caliph Umar was also titled 'Umar al-Farūq' (the Redeemer).

[edit] Farooqi clans in Central Asia and Pakistan

Further information: History of Arabs in Afghanistan

There are two major clans among Farooqis:

1. Fareedis, who are the descendants of the Sufi saint, Baba Farid also known as Gunj Shakar ("The Treasure of Sugar") of the town of Pak Pattan in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Baba Farid was the descendant of Farrukh Shah Kabuli, the former King of Afghanistan, who was the descendant of Ibrahim Bin Adham (known as Abu Ben Adhem in the West due to a poem by James Henry Leigh Hunt by the same name). Some Faridies also refer to themselves as Masoodis.
2. Mujaddadis who are the descendants of Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi also known as Mujaddad Alf Sani ("Faith Renewer of the Millennium"). Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, the former president of Afghanistan, was a Mujaddadi. Some Mujaddadis call themselves Sirhindis and live mostly in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.

[edit] Faridi Farooqi's arrival in South India

Farooqi is a multilingual community spread across Turkey, Romania, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Sheikh Ibrahim Bin Adham, who was the great grandson of Umar ibn al-Khattāb , travelled up to Afghanistan in his quests. One of his great grandsons, Farrukh Shah Kabuli, was the ruler of Kabul and Ghazni. Farrukh Shah's son died fighting Hulagu Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan. The family got uprooted and most moved to Punjab. There, one of the great grandsons Baba Farid made a name as a Sufi Saint and also travelled to Delhi. One of his great grandsons, Naseeruddin Chirag-e-Dehli, also made a name as a Sufi Saint. When the Mughals moved South, some of Sheikh Naseeruddin's children moved south to the state of Deccan where they got posts as qazi.

[edit] Farooqui Clans in Turkey

Much heritage from the Farooqi clans have been traced back to Turkey. Another grandson of Sheikh Ibrahim Bin Adham, apparently travelled back west towards Constantinople in today's Turkey and set up a political business that helped set their powerful grip in the establishment of the Ottoman Turks years later. Many took leadership roles and became powerful magistrates for many provinces. It is also said that Farooqis from Turkey migrated to Hyderabad during British control in Northern India, seeking Business and political advantages.

[edit] Farooqi Clans in Saudi Arabia

Although the children of Umar ibn al-Khattāb are known as El-Umari or Al-Omery in Saudi Arabia, some Farooqies went back to Saudi Arabia from India and Pakistan and retained the family name Al-Farooqi.

[edit] Farouki Clans in Palestine

The Taji-Farouki family, originating from the Arabian Peninsula, has a history of over seven hundred years in Palestine. They were large land-owners and citrus-growers, but they left the country after the Israeli occupation in 1948. Now they mainly live in large concentrations in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the West. Ismail al-Faruqi was a famous Palestinian-American philosopher.

[edit] Farooqi Clans in Iraq

Farooqi clans in Iraq are known as El-Umari or Al-Omari.

[edit] See also

• Paracha
• El-Umari
• Abbasi
• Alavi
• Gardezi
• Gilani
• Hashemi
• Osmani
• Quraishi
• Sayyid
• Shaikh
• Shaikh Siddiqui
• Siddiqui

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