Siddiqui

Siddiqui is a family name or surname. Siddiqui means The Truthful in Arabic. Siddiquis are spread all over the world mainly the Middle east, Asia Pacific and Europe. Siddiquis are the descendants of the first Muslim Caliph Abu Bakr as-Siddiq of the Rashidun Caliphate (The four Rightly guided Calips). The title "Siddiq" .(The Truthful) was given to Abu Bakr by the Prophet Mohammad himself. Siddiqui is sometimes also rendered as Siddiqi, Sediqi, Siddique, Siddiquee, Siddighi, Sadighi, Seddighi, Sidiki, Siddiki, or Siddiquie.

The Siddiqui surname is found among a number of ethnic groups and communities after its spread from Middle East to Africa, Central Asia, and the South Asia.

Between 1690 and the early 20th century, the District of Badaun, in India, was ruled by the Rohilla Siddiqi Nawabs.

Notable Siddiquis

• Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr (son of Hadrat Abu Bakr and a sahabi)
• Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr (son of Hadrat Abu Bakr and a sahabi)
• Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (son of Hadrat Abu Bakr and a sahabi)
• Asma bint Abi Bakr (daughter of Hadrat Abu Bakr and a sahabiya)
• Aisha bint Abi Bakr (daughter of Hadrat Abu Bakr and wife of Muhammad)
• Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr (youngest daughter of Hadrat Abu Bakr)
• Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr (was a jurist in early Islam, he is considered 4th in the Naqshbandi Chain of Sufis)
• Farwah bint al-Qasim (mother of Imam Jafar Sadiq)
• Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi (Islamic scholar who authored books on Quranic sciences, Theology, Traditions and Asceticism, History, Fiqh and various Sciences)
• Sibt ibn al-Jawzi (scholar and author of History and Islamic books)
• Sofi Masood Ahmed Siddiqui Lasani Sarkar (Islamic Scholar & Spiritual Leader) http://lasanisarkar.org/
• Muhammad Shams-ul-Haq Azimabadi (Islamic scholar and author of "Awn ul Mabud" and many of Islamic books)
• Shah Siddiq (14th century Sufi saint and he accompanied Hazrat Shah Jalal in the conquest of Sylhet and Bangladesh))
• Muffakham Jah (belongs to the Nizam family of Hyderabad. He donated the vast piece of land for educational purpose to Sultan-ul-Uloom educational society)
• Professor Manzoor Ul Haq Siddiqi (Historian, Founding teachers of Cadet College Hasanabdal and author of many books)
• Nur ibn Mujahid (Emir of Harar during 16th century and leader of Muslim forces fighting Christian Ethiopia)
• Muzaffar Warsi (Urdu poet, critic, essayist)
• Shahab-al-Din Suhrawardi (philosopher, Sufi and Persian and Arabic writer)
• Raziuddin Siddiqui (theoratical physicist and mathematician)
• Jarah Al Ateeqi (Kuwaiti footballer)
• Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Indian Islamic scholar and author of Islamic books)
• Abdul Kader Siddiqui (fighter and organiser of Bangladesh Liberation War. In Bangladesh he is known as Tiger and Hero of Bengal)
• Rukn-e-Alam (Sufi saint from Multan)
• Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (Islamic theologian, philosopher, writer and scientist who wrote on medicine, physics, astrology, literature, history and law)
• Bari Siddiqui (songwriter and folk musician from Bangladesh)
• Sadiya Siddiqui (Indian actress)
• Shah Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi (religious and political leader)
• Abdul Samad Siddiqui (educator and former Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha from Hyderabad and leading political figure in the region representing minorities)
• Seemab Akbarabadi (Urdu poet known for his books on poems and ghazals)
• Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya Multani (Sufi saint)
• Hazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (Islamic scholar and Sufi)
• Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi (British Muslim scholar, principal of Hijaz college, National convenor of MAC, Secretary General of International Muslim Organisation, grand blessed guide of Naqshbandi Hijazi Sufi order and Barrister at Law)
• Ali Shaikh Ahmed (founder and president of Mogadishu University and former president of Al-Islah, Islamic scholar)
• Shaikh Saadi (Persian poet of medieval times known for the depth of his social and moral thoughts)
• Molana Rumi (a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian and Sufi mystic)
• Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui (Metaphysics, spirituality and religion)
• Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui (CEO Techcorp, has been a Professor of history, ethics, medical ethics and author of many books)
• Sheikh Muhammad Rashid Bilal (Islamic scholar of Chercher Highlands of Hereghe province, teacher of many Ulama, a poet and author of many books)
• Ahmad Taqi (was an Oromo Nationalist)
• Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky (co-founder of Assam-Bengal Muslim League during British rule and one of the founders of University of Dhaka)
• Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky (Bangladeshi politician)
• Muhammad Ilyas Kandhalvi (was Islamic scholar and he laid foundations of Tablighi Jamaat)
• Aafia Siddiqui
• Hammad Siddiqi (USA based economist, banker and social commentator)
• Hammad Siddiqui (politician, ex in-charge KTC of Muttahida Qaumi Movement)
• Pir Ilahi Bux (Chief Minister of Sindh 1948–1949)
• Marvi Mazhar (was a member of PPP in Sindh Assembly)
• Shaukat Siddiqui (novelist)
• Abul Lais Siddiqui (critic, linguist, author, scholar)
• Pir Aslam Bodla (politician)
• Ravish Siddiqi (Urdu ghazal and nazm writer)
• Muhammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqi Qadri (Islamic theologian, poet and Sufi)
• Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui (Vice Chancellor Karachi University, scientist, author, poet, scholar)
• Aijaz Siddiqi (Urdu writer and poet)
• Kamal Uddin Siddiqui (economist and social scientist from Bangladesh)
• Shaikh Abadir Umar Ar-Rida (common ancestor of Siddiqui families in Africa)
• Abdullah al-Harari (leader of Ahbash movement)
• Muhammad ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur (Emir of Harar from 1856 to 1875)
• 'Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur (last Emir of Harar)
• `Ali ibn Da`ud (founder of Emirate of Harar)
• Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate)
• Shahid Aziz Siddiqi (former senior government official and Vice Chancellor of Ziauddin Medical University)
• Ghayasuddin Siddiqui (academic and political activist)
• Asim Siddiqui (chairman and founding trustee of The City Circle, a network of young British Muslim professionals)
• Major General Mohammad Hussein Ali (is a Keyan Military commander and a former commissioner of Kenya police)
• Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (religious scholar)
• Javed Siddiqui (Urdu and Hindi playwright and screenwriter)
• Sameer Siddiqui (Director Writer Cameraman)
• Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Indian actor)
• Adnan Siddiqui (actor and model)
• Tooba Siddiqui (actress and model)
• Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqi (Urdu writer)
• Muzammil H. Siddiqi (Islamic scholar, theologian and chairman of Fiqh council of North America)
• Obaid Siddiqui (National Research Professor at TIFR for Biological science)
• Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi (Ambassador to US and Mexico)
• Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talib-ul-Mola (scholar, poet and leader of his time)
• Lubna Salim (Indian theatre and television actress)
• Fawad Siddiqui (American actor and journalist)
• Usman Warsi (singer, poet, music director and professional music composer)
• Nawab Khwaja Abid Siddiqi (general for the Mughal empire)
• Sir Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader, editor of Observer 1st Muslim English newspaper and owner of Makhzan magazine)
• Zaka Siddiqi (Urdu poet and critic of Urdu and Persian poetry)
• Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asaf Jah I (a nobleman of Mughal empire who overthrown the Sayyid Brothers, founder of Asaf Jah dynasty and established Hyderabad state)
• Muhammad Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui Director General of Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Sindh - Pakistan
• Nasir Jang Mir Ahmad (ruler of Hyderabad state from 1748 to 1750)
• Asaf ad-Dawlah Mir Ali Salabat Jang (Nizam of Hyderabad from 1718 to 1763)
• Ali Khan Asaf Jah II (Nizam of Hyderabad State in South India between 1762 and 1803)
• Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III (Nizam of Hyderabad, ruler of Hyderabad State in India from 1803 to 1829)
• Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV (Nizam of Hyderabad, ruler of Hyderabad State from 1829 to 1857)
• Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V (ruling Nizam of Hyderabad from 1857 to 1869)
• Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI (9th Nizam of Hyderabad from 1869 to 1911)
• Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (last Nizam of Hyderabad from 1911 to 1948)
• Azam Jah (eldest son of Asaf Jah VII)
• Mukarram Jah (Mir Barkat Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VIII, eighth Nizam of Hyderabad)
• Prince Azmet Jah (son of Mukarram Jah)
• Ghazi ud-Din Khan Siddiqi Feroze Jung I (Commander and chief at the siege of Golkonda Fort in 1686)
• Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung II (prominent member of Mughal emperor court and Captain General)
• Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III
• Salabat Jung (4th Nizam of Hyderabad)
• Nasir Jung (Nizam of Hyderabad)
• Muzaffar Jung (ruler of Hyderabad from 1750 to 1751)
• Mohammed Murtuza Siddiqui (Muslim researcher in contributions of Islam in science and technology)
• Imran Siddiqi (Indian botanist, he is leader at CCMB and heads a research group)
• Sultan Walad (poet and writer known for his work in Persian, Turkish and Greek languages)
• Usman Siddiqui (Indian sculptor)
• Ambassador Islam A. Siddiqui (Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative)
• Mohammad Ashraf Siddiqui (former member of MQM)
• Mohamed Ibrahim Liqliiqato (former Chief of Staff of Somali armed forces, speaker of Somali parliament and first Somali ambassador to Soviet Union)
• Abdul Bari Siddiqui (Indian Politician)
• Habib-ur-Rahman Siddiqi Kandhalvi (Islamic scholar and author of many books)
• Abdul Latif Siddiqui (Bangladeshi Politician)
• Shahid Siddiqui (member of the Parliament of India)
• Asif Azam Siddiqi (Bangladeshi American space historian and Associate Professor at Fordham University)
• Haroon Siddiqui (Indo-Canadian newspaper journalist, columnist and former editor)
• Shakeel Siddiqui (Pakistani comedian)
• Mona Siddiqui (Professor of Islamic studies and public understanding in University of Glasgow)
• Bekhud Badayuni (Urdu poet of the late 19th and early 20th century)
• Zeeshan Siddiqi (Canadian Cricketer)
• Iqbal Siddiqui (Indian Cricketer)
• Saeed Ahmad Bodla (artist and calligrapher)
• Hazrat Khwaja Habib Ali Shah
• Kalim Siddiqui (Indian British writer and Islamic activist)
• Muhammad Ibrahim Siddiqui (Islamic scholar, poet, orator, writer, philosopher, social worker, councilor and author of many books)
• Mohammad Najatuallah Siddiqui (Indian economist and winner of King Faisal International Prize for Islamic studies)
• Kazi Zainul Abedin (Urdu poet and a senior officer in the government of Nizam of Hyderabad)
• Kamal Uddin Siddiqui (Bangladeshi economist and social scientist)
• Abd-al-Hamid Siddiqui (Islamic scholar who translated Sahih Muslim into English)
• Al-Bakri (was Andalusian Muslim geographer and historian)
• Muhammad Zakariya Kandhalvi (religious scholar known for his contributions to the studies of hadith and as the author of many Islamic Arabic and Urdu Books)
• [[Allama Badruddin Ahmad Siddiqui]] (Write of Taamere Adab Vol-1,2,3,4,5 &6 (Urdu syllabus for primary school), Sawaneh Ala Hazrat, Faizul Adab (Arabic Grammar), Noorani Guldasta and more)
• Shahab Siddiqui ( Respected Pakistani-American businessman, cricketer, radio personality, community organizer, culture promoter, commerce professional.)

Other Use

In A Hologram for the King siddiqui is the colloquial term for alcoholic drinks illegally distilled in Saudi Arabia.

See also

• Muslim Kayasths
• History of Arabs in Afghanistan
• Sayyid
• Sheekhaal
• Qallu
• Abbasi
• Alavi (surname)
• Farooqi
• Gardezi Sadaat
• Gilani (disambiguation)
• Hashemi
• Osmani
• Bodla
• Quraishi
• Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa

External links

• Shaikh Siddiqui

• Qureshi Family – Family trees of Quresh tribe