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Shaikh Siddiqui


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

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

Also the Sufi Order of Naqshbandi was originally known as Silsila e Siddiqiyyah before the renowned saint of the order Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari as most of the Sufi Order are through Hazrat Ali but this Sufi Order[1] is the Only Order which Traces its Lineage to Prophet Muhammad through Abu Bakr as-Siddiq also Known as Siddiq e Akbar, First Caliph of Islam after the Demise of Final Prophet.

Later on the Sufi Order Name was Changed to Silsila e Naqshbandiyah due to the Popularity of Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari


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