Farooqi
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Farooqi (also rendered as Farooqui, Faruki , Farouki or Faruqi), is a common Muslim family name.
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[edit] Origin
The name purportedly signifies ancestry from Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattāb (Arabic: عمر ابن الخطاب), the second Caliph of Sunnism. Caliph Umar was also titled `Umar al-Farūq (the Redeemer).
[edit] Farooqi clans in South Asia
There are two major clans among Farooqis:
- 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 call themselves as Masoodis.
- Mujaddadis who are the descendants of Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi also known as Mujaddad Alf Sani ("Faith Renewer of the Milinium"). 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 Farooqis 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 grandson 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. Over there one of the great grandson Baba Farid made name as Sufi Saint and also travelled to Delhi. One of his great grandson Naseeruddin Chirag-e-Dehli also made 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 are 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 Ottomon Turks years later. Many took leadership roles and became powerful magistrates for many provinces. It is also said that Farooqi's 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, used to live Palestine, 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 as known as El-Umari or Al-Omari.
[edit] See also
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