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Al-Farooq (title)

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Al-Farooq
الفاروق
Calligraphic representation of
Umar Al-Farooq name
PronunciationAl-Farooq
(Arabic: فاروق),
Farouk,
Faruqi,
Farook,
Faruk,
Faroeq,
Faruq,
Farouq,
Farooqi,
Farooqui,
Fārūq
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
MeaningThe one who distinguishes right from wrong.
Region of originArabia (Middle East)

Al-Farooq (Arabic: الفاروق, "distinguisher") is the title given to one who distinguishes right from wrong.[1]

Etymology[edit]

According to the Lisān al-'Arab (Arabic dictionary by Ibn Manẓūr) al-Farouq refers to making a distinction between two subjects, and is a person who distinguishes between right and wrong.[2] Al-Farooq is translated as "discriminator" by Gerald T. Elmore,[3] Richard F. Burton.[4]

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Sunni[edit]

According to Sunni Muslims, Muhammad entitled Omar bin al-Khattab as al-Farooq.[1] The son of Kahn Jahan, the minister of Muhammad bin Tughluq claimed Omar bin al-Khattab got this title from the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[5] Also Umayyad caliph Sulayman called him discriminator (al-farooq)[6] It is mentioned in the History of Tabari, Taqabat ibn Sad, and Tahdhib "the people of the Book (Jews) were the first to call Umar 'al-Faaruq, we have never heard the Prophet make such reference."[7]

Shia[edit]

Among Shia sources there is a hadith attributed to Muhammad in which he entitled Ali ibn Abi Talib as al-Farooq.[8] Abu Dhar al-Ghifari and Salman the Persian narrated some of this Hadithes [9] There is some sources that emphasized that the people of the book called Omar bin al-Khattab as al-Farooq.[8][10]

See also[edit]


Other articles of the topic Shia Islam : Ali ibn Abi Talib, Ali, Mozdahir International Institute, Family tree of Ali
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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mohammed Jabar (1 November 2014). Islam and the West: A Rational Perspective. Memoirs Publishing. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-1-86151-298-7. Search this book on
  2. Ibn Manẓūr. Lisān al-'Arab. p. 303. Search this book on
  3. Elmore, Gerald T. (1999). Islamic Sainthood in the Fullness of Time: Ibn Al-Arabi's Book of the Fabulous Gryphon. Brill Academic Pub; annotated edition. p. 283. ISBN 978-9004109919. Search this book on
  4. Burton, Richard F. (December 2008). Arabian Nights. Cosimo Classics. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-60520-578-6. Search this book on
  5. "Sarkár of Dándes". Bibliotheca Indica. Baptist Mission Press. 61 (2). p. 226, footnote 4. 1891. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. Schroeder, Eric (January 2002). Muhammad's People: An Anthology of Muslim Civilization. Dover Publications. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-486-42502-3. Search this book on [verification needed]
  7. Yar-Shater, Eshan, ed. (2015). The Conquest of Iran A.D. 641-643/A.H. 21-23. The History of al-Tabari. 14. Translated by Smith, G Rex. SUNY Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4384-2039-4. Search this book on
  8. 8.0 8.1 Mesbah Yazdi, Mesbah Yazdi. quarter of arrogancزینهار از تکبر]. 1. p. 217. Search this book on
  9. Ameli, jafar morteza. Ṣaḥīḥ of Biography of Imam Ali. 14. p. 156. Search this book on
  10. Wheeler, Brannon (2002-06-18). Prophets in the Quran: An Introduction to the Quran and Muslim Exegesis. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-8264-4957-3. Search this book on