(Urdu) صدیقی | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Approx. 1,625,450[1][2][3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Pakistan | 750,087 |
 Bangladesh | 315,236 |
 India | 171,702 |
 Saudi Arabia | 76,727 |
 Afghanistan | 51,404 |
 Algeria | 33,876 |
 United Arab Emirates | 25,405 |
 United States | 15,910 |
 United Kingdom | 10,548 |
 Morocco | 7,533 |
| Languages | |
| Urdu • Hindi • Arabic • Dari • Pashto •English | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arab | |
Siddiqui (Urdu: صدیقی) are a South Asian Muslim Sheikh community, found mainly in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, and in expatriate communities in Saudi Arabia and Middle East Region. They claimed to be the descendants of Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first Muslim Caliph, who was a companion of and the father-in-law of Muhammad.[4] However, the Siddiquis actually descend from the Hindu Kayastha record-keeper caste.[5][6]
The title "As-Siddiq" (Arabic: الصديق) was given to the first Abu Bakr, by Muhammad. His title "Siddiqui" is an attributive form of the Arabic As-Siddiq.[7][8]
People
References
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- ^ Juan Eduardo Campo, Encyclopedia of Islam, Infobase Publishing, 2009
- ^ Khanam, Azra (30 August 2013). Muslim backward classes: a sociological perspective. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9788132118077.
- ^ Robinson, Rowena (20 February 2004). Sociology of religion in India. SAGE Publications. p. 90. ISBN 9780761997818.
- ^ "Shaikh Siddiqui Home". www.shaikhsiddiqui.com. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ "Abu Bakr". Encyclopedia of Islam (2nd ed.).
His father was Abu Quhafa ..., and he is therefore sometimes known as Ibn Abi Quhafa. ... The names ‘Abd Allah and ‘Atiq ('freed slave') are attributed to him as well as Abu Bakr, but the relation of these names to one another and their original significance is not clear. ... He was later known by Sunni Muslims as al-Siddiq, the truthful, the upright, or the one who counts true