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Farooq
فاروقSay it fa-ROOQ
- Meaning today
- One who distinguishes right from wrong
- Original meaning
- "one who distinguishes truth from falsehood; title of the caliph ʿUmar" Lane, p. 2386
- Say it
- fa-ROOQ
- Written
- فاروق
- Other spellings
- Farouk, Faruq, Farook
Farooq
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Farooq meaning
Farooq (فاروق) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood; title of the caliph ʿUmar
Also used to mean: one who distinguishes right from wrong
Farooq (فاروق) is Arabic fārūq, from the root f-r-q, "to separate, distinguish". Lane's lexicon defines it as something that makes a distinction between two things, and as a man who distinguishes truth from falsehood. It records al-Fārūq as the title of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, the second caliph, because through him truth was set apart from falsehood. Name lists give "one who distinguishes right from wrong", matching the dictionary. Well-known Indian bearers include the actor Farooq Shaikh (1948–2013) and the Kashmiri politician Farooq Abdullah.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 6, p. 2386 · entry fārūq (فَارُوقٌ), root f-r-q · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, fārūq (فَارُوقٌ), Book I p. 2386 · Steingass, fārūq, p. 903 · Wikipedia, Farooq Sheikh
Famous namesakes
- ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, the second caliph, called al-Fārūq
- Farooq Shaikh (1948–2013), Indian film actor
- Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
Spellings
Farooq · Farouk · Faruq · Farook