Farooqi

Al Farouqi (Arabic: فاروقي‎‎; also spelt as Farooqi, Faruqui, Farooqui or Farooq), is a distinct name or surname or last name of Arabic origin.

The name purportedly signifies ancestry from Umar ibn al-Khattāb, commonly known as Umar (Arabic: عمر ابن الخطاب‎‎), the second Caliph of Islam. Umar was also titled 'al-Farooq' (the Redeemer).' Today Farooqies are a multilingual Muslim community spread across Turkey', Romania, Middle East' and parts of Europe.

This is not to confused with Sunni Islam converts that adopted the title of Farooq as an honorific title with reverence to Khattab.

Farooqis are descendants of 'Umar ibn al-Khattāb, the second Sunni Caliph (c. 581 – 644), sometimes referred by Sunni Muslims as 'Umar al-Farooq ("the one who distinguishes between right and wrong").They are descendants from the Banu Adi clan of the Quraysh tribe.Many of the relatives of the same generation were also Sahaba and his daughter Hafsa bint Umar and his grandsons were Salaf. Farooqis are the descendants of Hantamah bint Hisham and Khattab ibn Nufayl of the Quraysh tribe. See also Family tree of Umar.

Not to be confused with Sunni Islam converts that adopted Farooq as a surname to revere Umar Bin Khattab who do not share the Quraysh ancestry.

Farooqis after playing a part in the Rashidun and following Caliphates, joined the Ottoman empire and branched out to various parts of the world as generals, military or powerful spiritual leaders in various Muslim Empires and Dynasties and their further outreaches and smaller empires to spread across Middle East, Turkey and parts of Europe and South Asia. See also List of Muslim empires and dynasties.

Farooq (also transliterated as Farouk, Farook, Faruk, Faroeq, Faruq, Farouq, Farooqui or Farooqi; Arabic: فاروق, Fārūq ) is a common Arabic given and family name found in Levant and Turkey. See also Farooq.

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