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Siddiqui

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Siddiqui (Urdu: صدیقی) is a family name or surname belonging to the descendants of Abu Bakr, a companion of Muhammad. The title "As-Siddiq" (Arabic: The Veracious) was given to the first Muslim Caliph (one of the Rashidun, or "Rightly guided" Caliphs) Abu Bakr by Muhammad. Siddiqui is an attributive form of the Arabic As-Siddiq. The Siddiqui surname is found among a number of ethnic groups and communities after its spread from Middle East and Africa to Central Asia and South Asia.They are found mostly in Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan and northern India mostly in Uttar Pradesh and are known as Punjabi Shaikh.
Siddiqui is sometimes also rendered as SiddiqiSediqi, SiddiqueSiddiqueeSiddighiSeddighiSidikiSiddiki, or Siddiquie.
One of the major spiritual order's of Sufism, the Naqshbandi Tariqa, were originally known as the Siddiqiyyah before the life of Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari. The Naqshbandi's are the only Sufi Order who trace their spiritual lineage to Muhammad through Abu Bakr.
Peerzada (Persian: Son of Saint) is a surname used by some Siddiqui's as many Pir's, or Spiritual Masters, were from this Lineage and Sufi Order.

Notable Siddiquis[edit]

Family of Abu Bakr Al Siddique
Sufi, Saints and Reformers
Islamia Trust)
Rulers and Government Officials
Poets and Writers
Music, arts and sports
POLITICIANS AND JURISTS

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In South Asia the name Siddiqui indicates membership in the Shaikh community, one of the four communities that make up the Ashrafs. Converted communities using the surname include Muslim Kayasths and Bisati. The Manihar claim a link to Shaikh Siddiqui.

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