Tariq

Tariq (also transliterated as Taariq, Tarek, Tareq, Taric, Tarick, Tarik, or Tarık, Arabic: طارق‎, Ṭāriq) is an Arabic male given name, common in the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia.

Etymology

The name is related to the Arabic verb (Arabic: طرق‎, ṭaraqa) meaning "Nocturnal visitor" or "Brightest Star." ^[1]

It means to knock or hammer; and thus the name has the meaning "the knocking one" or "the one who knocks" or "the one who uses a hammer." ^[2]

The second meaning is the meaning from the Qur'an, where ṭāriq is the name of the morning star, which is described as the shining star which leads the way: Nightcomer or Star of piercing brightness (At-Tariq, verse 3).

More recent discoveries about pulsar stars have prompted some scholars to associate those Neutronic stars with ṭāriq, where knocking equates pulsing

Named after Tariq ibn-Ziyad a military leader who conquered Spain for the Moors. ^[3]

Given name

• Lord Tariq, rap artist who had collaborations with Peter Gunz
• Tarééc, German singer of Lebanese-Palestinian origin (real name Tarek Hussein)
• Tareq Abboushi, Palestinian-American musician and composer
• Tariq Abdul-Wahad, French NBA basketball player formerly known as Olivier Saint-Jean
• Tarek Al Ali (born 1986), Lebanese footballer
• Tariq Ali, a British-Pakistani writer and film-maker
• Tarek Hadj Adlane (born 1965), Algerian football player
• Tarık Akan, Turkish film actor
• Tarık Akıltopu, Turkish architect
• Tarek Amer (born 1989), Egyptian football player
• Tariq Anwar (politician), an Indian politician
• Tariq Anwar (film editor), a film editor
• Tariq Aziz, former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq under Saddam Hussein
• Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada (born 1976), Yemeni extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
• Tarek Boukensa (born 1981), Algerian runner
• Tarek Coury, British economist
• Tarik Cerić, a Bosnian footballer, plays as a defender for NK Rijeka
• Tarık Daşgün, Turkish footballer
• Tarek Dergoul (born 1977), British extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
• Tarek Elrich (born 1987), Australian football player
• Tarek Elsetouhi, Egyptian bodybuilder
• Tarik Elyounoussi (born 1988), Norwegian football player
• Tarik Ergin, actor who played the part of Lieutenant Ayala in Star Trek: Voyager
• Tarek Al Eryan (born 1963), Palestinian-American film director
• Tarek Fatah (born 1949), Canadian political activist
• Tarik Filipović, actor from Bosnia and Herzegovina who works in Croatia
• Tarik Glenn, American football offensive tackle playing for the Indianapolis Colts
• Tariq Hanna, famous pastry chef featured on Food Network
• Tarek Ali Hassan (born 1937), Egyptian writer
• Tarek Heggy (born 1950), Egyptian writer
• Tarek Jabban (born 1975), Syrian football player
• Tariq Jakobsen, Danish graphic design personality
• Tarek Kamel, Egyptian politician
• Tarek bin Laden (born 1947), Saudi Arabian businessperson
• Tarek Lazizi (born 1971), Algerian football player
• Tarek Madkour (born 1967), Egyptian engineer
• Tarek Mostafa (born 1971), Egyptian football player
• Tarik Okanović, footballer, plays for FK Sloboda Tuzla
• Tarik O'Regan, British composer living in New York City, USA
• Tariq Ramadan, Swiss academic and Islamic theologian
• Tarick Salmaci, boxer who featured on the TV show The Contender
• Tareq Al-Suwaidan, Kuwaiti intellectual, entrepreneur, Islamic scholar and reformer
• Tarek Saab, Lebanese-Venezuelan politician
• Tarek Shahin (born 1982), Egyptian cartoonist
• Tarek Shawki (born 1957), Egyptian engineer
• Tarek El-Said (born 1978), Egyptian football player
• Tarec Saffiedine, Belgian martial artist
• Tarik Samarah, Bosnian photographer who works in artistic and documentary photography
• Tarik Sektioui, Moroccan footballer
• Tarek El-Telmissany (born 1950), Egyptian cinematographer
• Tarek Thabet (born 1971), Tunisian football player
• Tariq Trotter, lead artist from the rap group The Roots
• Tarek Al-Wazir (born 1971), German politician
• Tarek Wegner, American musician and member of Night Beats
• Tarek Yehia (born 1961), Egyptian football player
• Tariq ibn-Ziyad, one of the Berber conquerors of the Iberian Peninsula in 711

Surname

• Abu Tarek, Lebanese terrorist
• Kashmala Tariq, Pakistani politician
• Shahbaz Tariq, Norwegian politician

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