Farooqui () (also spelt as Farooqi, Faruki , Farouki or Faruqi), is a distinct Muslim family name or surname or last name.

Origin

The name purportedly signifies ancestry from Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khatt?b (), the second Caliph of Islam. Caliph Umar was also titled 'Umar al-Farooq' (the Redeemer).

Origins of Farooqis in India and SouthEast Asia

Sheikh Ibrahim Bin Adham, who was the great grandson of Umar ibn al-Khatt?b, 

travelled up to Afghanistan in around the 9th century AD

One of his great grandsons, Farrukh Shah Kabuli, was the ruler of Kabul and Ghazni. Farrukh Shah's son died fighting Hulagu Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan. The family got uprooted and most moved to Punjab. There, one of the great grandsons Baba Farid made a name as a Sufi Saint and also travelled to Delhi. One of his great grandsons, Naseeruddin Chirag-e-Dehli, also made a name as a Sufi Saint.

Today Farooquis are a multilingual muslim community spread across Turkey, Romania, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

Farooqui Clans in Turkey

Much heritage from the Farooqi clans have been traced back to Turkey. Another grandson of Sheikh Ibrahim Bin Adham, apparently travelled back west towards Constantinople in today's Turkey and set up a political business that helped set their powerful grip in the establishment of the Ottoman Turks years later. Many took leadership roles and became powerful magistrates for many provinces. It is also said that Farooqis from Turkey migrated to Hyderabad during British control in Northern India, seeking Business and political advantages.

Farooqi Clans in Saudi Arabia

Although the children of Umar ibn al-Khatt?b are known as El-Umari or Al-Omery in Saudi Arabia, some Farooqis went back to Saudi Arabia from India and Pakistan and retained the family name Al-Farooqi.

Farouki Clans in Palestine

The Taji-Farouki family, originating from the Arabian Peninsula, has a history of over seven hundred years in Palestine. They were large land-owners and citrus-growers, but they left the country after the Israeli occupation in 1948. Now they mainly live in large concentrations in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the West. Ismail al-Faruqi was a famous Palestinian-American philosopher.

Farooqi Clans in Iraq

Farooqi clans in Iraq are known as El-Umari or Al-Omari.

See also

• Paracha
• El-Umari
• Abbasi
• Alavi
• Gardezi
• Gilani
• Hashemi
• Osmani
• Quraishi
• Sayyid
• Shaikh
• Shaikh Siddiqui
• Siddiqui
• www.farooqui.tribalpages.com.... family portal of one of the farooqui family drive from Qazi Ghulam Rasool Farooqui.

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References

www.farooqui.tribalpages.com.... family portal of one of the farooqui family drive from Qazi Ghulam Rasool Farooqui.

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