Tariq
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Tariq is an Arabic male given name, common in the Middle East
, Central Asia
and South Asia
.
It means to knock or hammer; and thus the name has the meaning "the knocking one" or "the one who knocks" or "the one who uses a hammer."
Other meanings include Nightcomer or Star of piercing brightness (At-Tariq
, verse 3). One who knocks at the door.
Named after Tariq ibn-Ziyad
a military leader who conquered Spain for the Moors.
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
and South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
.
Etymology
The name is related to the Arabic verb meaning "Nocturnal visitor" or "Brightest Star."It means to knock or hammer; and thus the name has the meaning "the knocking one" or "the one who knocks" or "the one who uses a hammer."
Other meanings include Nightcomer or Star of piercing brightness (At-Tariq
At-Tariq
Sūrat al-Ṭāriq is the 86th sura of the Qur'an with 17 ayat.At-Tariq is 86th Chapter of the Quran. It is a Makki Surah i.e. this chapter was sent to Mohammed, when he was in Mecca. There are 17 verses in this chapter. In this chapter, Allah takes an oath by the sky and At-Tariq to say that, there...
, verse 3). One who knocks at the door.
Named after Tariq ibn-Ziyad
Tariq ibn-Ziyad
Tariq ibn Ziyad was a Muslim Berber general who led the Islamic conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711 A.D. He is considered to be one of the most important military commanders in Iberian history. Under the orders of the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I he led a large army from the north coast of...
a military leader who conquered Spain for the Moors.
Given name
- Lord Tariq, rap artist who had collaborations with Peter Gunz
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, Palestinian-American musician and composer - Tariq Abdul-WahadTariq Abdul-WahadTariq Abdul-Wahad is a French former professional basketball player.Saint-Jean was born near Paris from parents who were natives of French Guiana. He changed his name to Tariq Abdul-Wahad after converting to Islam in 1997. He is the first player to be born and raised in France and play in the NBA...
, French NBA basketball player formerly known as Olivier Saint-Jean - Tarek Al AliTarek Al AliTarek Al Ali is a Lebanese footballer. He currently plays for Al-Mabarrah in Lebanon. He plays as a forward, yet some people see he is a midfielder who defends and attacks. He represents Lebanon.-International career:He wears the number 6 shirt for Lebanon....
(born 1986), Lebanese footballer - Tariq AliTariq AliTariq Ali , , is a British Pakistani military historian, novelist, journalist, filmmaker, public intellectual, political campaigner, activist, and commentator...
, a British-Pakistani writer and film-maker - Tarek Hadj AdlaneTarek Hadj AdlaneTarek Hadj Adlane is a retired Algerian football player who played as a striker.- Career :* 1985-1991 USM Alger * 1991-1996 JS Kabylie * 1996-1999 USM Alger * 1999-2000 Al Wahda Mecca * 2000-2002 USM Alger - Honours :...
(born 1965), Algerian football player - Tarık AkanTarik AkanTarık Akan is a Turkish film actor and producer who has been active since the 1970s.-Biography:...
, Turkish film actor - Tarık AkıltopuTarik AkiltopuTarık Akıltopu was Antalya's first architect of the 20th century. He was also a poet and a writer and known as a "Antalya lover". He wrote many books and poems about the city and its history. He died in February 2004 from a heart attack.-References:...
, Turkish architect - Tarek AmerTarek AmerTarek Amer is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as a striker for CF Brăila in Romania.He make his debut for CF Brăila against Săgeata Năvodari but he was substitute with Andrei Petrescu in 26 minute.His first goal for CF Brăila was in a humiliation against FC Botoşani,score 1-5 on 30...
(born 1989), Egyptian football player - Tariq Anwar (politician), an Indian politician
- Tariq Anwar (film editor), a film editor
- Tariq AzizTariq AzizTariq Aziz and Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq and a close advisor of former President Saddam Hussein. Their association began in the 1950s when both were activists for the then-banned Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party...
, former Deputy Prime MinisterDeputy Prime MinisterA deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some counties, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, but is significantly different, though both...
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under Saddam HusseinSaddam HusseinSaddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003... - Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed BaadaTarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed BaadaTarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada is a citizen of Yemen currently held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba after being classified as an enemy combatant by the United States's....
(born 1976), Yemeni extrajudicial prisoner of the United States - Tarek BoukensaTarek BoukensaTarek Boukensa is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Annaba.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:46.10 min *1500 metres - 3:30.92 min *3000 metres - 7:43.23 min...
(born 1981), Algerian runner - Tarek CouryTarek Coury- External links : * * at the University of Oxford...
, British economist - Tarik CerićTarik CericTarik Cerić is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a defender for NK Rijeka.-External links:* *...
, a BosnianBosniaksThe Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
footballer, plays as a defender for NK RijekaNK RijekaHNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav... - Tarık DaşgünTarik DasgünTarık Daşgün is a retired Turkish professional footballer who played for several clubs in Turkey and the Turkey national football team.-Club career:...
, Turkish footballer - Tarek DergoulTarek DergoulTarek Dergoul is a citizen of the United Kingdom who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 534....
(born 1977), British extrajudicial prisoner of the United States - Tarek ElrichTarek ElrichTarek Elrich is an Australian football player who currently plays as a right midfielder or back for A-League club Newcastle United Jets. He is the younger brother of former Socceroo midfielder Ahmad Elrich...
(born 1987), Australian football player - Tarek ElsetouhiTarek ElsetouhiTarek Elsetouhi is an IFBB Pro Bodybuilder from Egypt. He now lives in Germany, and competes internationally. He is known as a bodybuilding model and has appeared several times on MuscleGallery...
, Egyptian bodybuilder - Tarik ErginTarik ErginTarik Ergin is an American actor.Ergin was born in Hingham, Massachusetts of Turkish descent. He played the part of Lieutenant Junior Grade Ayala in Star Trek: Voyager, as well as "Satan's Robot" from the Captain Proton holodeck program and Lt...
, actor who played the part of Lieutenant Ayala in Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while... - Tarek Al EryanTarek Al EryanTarek Alarian is a Palestinian-American film director living in Egypt. He is also credited as Tarek El'eryan and Tarek Eryan.- Family :...
(born 1963), Palestinian-American film director - Tarek FatahTarek FatahTarek Fatah Urdu: طارق فتح is a Canadian political activist, writer, and broadcaster. He is the author of Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State published by John Wiley & Sons. In the book Fatah challenges the notion that the establishment of an Islamic state is a necessary...
(born 1949), Canadian political activist - Tarik FilipovićTarik FilipovicTarik Filipović is a Bosnian actor who lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.Tarik Filipović has appeared in over 800 theatre plays with his debut being in 1985....
, actor from Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
who works in CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... - Tarik GlennTarik GlennTarik Glenn is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the Indianapolis Colts. Glenn performed as two-way lineman at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California....
, American football offensive tackle playing for the Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League .... - Tariq HannaTariq HannaTariq Hanna is Executive Pastry Chef and partner of the Sucré dessert boutique in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was born and raised in Nigeria, and after attending boarding school in England, Tariq moved to the United States to attend Lawrence Technical University in Detroit, Michigan...
, famous pastry chef featured on Food NetworkFood NetworkFood Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent.... - Tarek Ali HassanTarek Ali HassanDr. Tarek Ali Hassan , is a professor of Medicine and Chief of Endocrinology at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. He is also a composer, musician, writer, painter, and philosopher. His music, in a modern polyphonic style, has been performed in Egypt and in many countries.Hassan has published major...
(born 1937), Egyptian writer - Tarek HeggyTarek HeggyTarek Heggy is a liberal Egyptian author, political thinker and international petroleum strategist. His extensive writings advocate the values of modernity, democracy, tolerance, and women's rights in the Middle East – advancing them as universal values essential to the region's progress...
(born 1950), Egyptian writer - Tarek JabbanTarek JabbanTarek Jabban is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Jaish, which competes in the Syrian Premier League, the top division in Syria. He plays as a Defender, wearing the shirt with number 5 for Al-Jaish...
(born 1975), Syrian football player - Tariq JakobsenTariq JakobsenTariq Jakobsen, is a Danish graphic design artist and illustrator. He studied graphic design at Copenhagen Technical Academy in Copenhagen from 2003 to 2007 and font design at Danmarks Mediehøjskole) in Copenhagen in 2008....
, Danish graphic design personality - Tarek KamelTarek KamelTarek Mohamed Kamel is an Egyptian academic and politician. He was the Minister of Communication and Information Technology in the cabinet of Dr. Ahmed Nazif from July 2004 to February 2011....
, Egyptian politician - Tarek bin LadenTarek bin LadenTarek bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden, is a half-brother of Osama bin Laden, and a noted member of the Saudi-Arabia business community....
(born 1947), Saudi Arabian businessperson - Tarek LaziziTarek LaziziTarek "Baresi" Lazizi is a retired Algerian footballer. He played as a central defender.- Career :...
(born 1971), Algerian football player - Tarek MadkourTarek MadkourTarek Adel Madkour, born in Cairo with a passion in music made his father bring a piano teacher to teach him the basics. In primary school, the music room was the place where you can usually find him all day long....
(born 1967), Egyptian engineer - Tarek MostafaTarek MostafaTarek Mustafa is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays for El Gouna FC in Egypt.-Career:Mustafa started his career in Division II club Eastern Tobacco...
(born 1971), Egyptian football player - Tarik OkanovićFK Sloboda TuzlaFK Sloboda is a football club from the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team's name is Football Club Freedom...
, footballer, plays for FK Sloboda TuzlaFK Sloboda TuzlaFK Sloboda is a football club from the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team's name is Football Club Freedom... - Tarik O'ReganTarik O'ReganTarik O'Regan , full name Tarik Hamilton O'Regan , is a British composer, partly of Algerian extraction. His compositions number over 90 and are partially represented on 22 recordings which have been recognised with two GRAMMY nominations. He is also the recipient of two British Composer Awards...
, British composer living in New York City, USA - Tariq RamadanTariq RamadanTariq Ramadan is a Swiss academic, poet and writer. He is also a Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University...
, Swiss academic and Islamic theologian - Tarick SalmaciTarick SalmaciTarick Salmaci is a boxer of Lebanese decent. Born and raised in Detroit, Mi. Began his boxing career at age of 8. Had phenomenal amateur career with record of 136-12. Olympic Trials finalist. Raised And learned to fight at the Kronk gym in Detroit. Tarick engaged in many gym wars as an amateur at...
, boxer who featured on the TV show The Contender - Tareq Al-SuwaidanTareq Al-SuwaidanDr. Tareq Mohammed Al-Suwaidan is a Kuwaiti entrepreneur, Islamic author, speaker and director of the arabsat TV channel Alresalah as well as a leader of the Kuwati Muslim Brotherhood . He is well-known in the Middle East and in Muslim communities throughout the world for his management/strategic...
, KuwaitiKuwaitThe State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
intellectual, entrepreneur, Islamic scholar and reformer - Tarek SaabTarek SaabTarek William Saab Halabi is a Lebanese-Venezuelan politician, lawyer and poet. He is a human rights activist and a leader of the Fifth Republic Movement party founded by Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela. He has been the Governor of Anzoátegui since 2004.-Background:The son of Lebanese...
, Lebanese-Venezuelan politician - Tarek ShahinTarek ShahinTarek Shahin is an Egyptian cartoonist. He has had works published in Egyptian mainstream media and in the United States. He is currently authoring 'Al Khan,' Egypt's first English-language comic strip, on the pages of The Daily News Egypt newspaper. He also authors Cairo Freeze! , an online...
(born 1982), Egyptian cartoonist - Tarek ShawkiTarek ShawkiTarek Galal Shawki is currently the Director of the Regional Bureau for Science in Arab States. Prior to his appointment in June 2008, he was the Chief of the Section for "ICTs in Education, Science and Culture" within the "Information Society Division" in UNESCO . Dr...
(born 1957), Egyptian engineer - Tarek El-SaidTarek El-SaidTarek El-Said is a former Egyptian footballer. He was a left winger who played for Al-Ahly, Zamalek, and Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division....
(born 1978), Egyptian football player - Tarec SaffiedineTarec SaffiedineTarec Saffiedine is an Belgian mixed martial artist of Lebanese descent, who competes in the welterweight division. He has fought in a number of promotions around the world including DREAM in Japan and Strikeforce in the United States....
, Belgian martial artist - Tarik SamarahTarik SamarahTarik Samarah is a Bosnian photographer who works in artistic and documentary photography. Samarah was born in Zagreb to Bosnian and Sudanese parents. He spent years compiling the project "Srebrenica - genocide at the heart of Europe". He has widely exhibited his works most notably at the...
, Bosnian photographer who works in artistic and documentary photography - Tarik SektiouiTarik SektiouiTarik Sektioui is a retired Moroccan footballer. A right winger, he was best known for his good control of the ball, technique, and speed, and spent most of his professional career in the Netherlands and Portugal.-Club career:...
, Moroccan footballer - Tarek El-TelmissanyTarek El-TelmissanyTarek El-Telmissany Tarek El-Telmissany Tarek El-Telmissany (April 22, 1950 is one of the most famous cinematographers in Egypt, the Middle East and Africa. Worked as a Director of Photography for documentary films since 1980...
(born 1950), Egyptian cinematographer - Tarek ThabetTarek ThabetTarek Thabet is a former Tunisian football defender.He was a member of the Tunisian national team during the World Cups in 1998 and 2002....
(born 1971), Tunisian football player - Tariq TrotterBlack ThoughtTariq Trotter , better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots and occasional actor...
, lead artist from the rap group The RootsThe RootsThe Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals... - Tarek Al-WazirTarek Al-WazirTarek Mohammed Al-Wazir, طارق الوزير, is a politician in the German Green Party. He is a member of the Landtag of Hesse and co-chairman of the Hessian Green Party.- Personal life :...
(born 1971), German politician - Tarek Wegner, American musician and member of Night BeatsNight BeatsThe Night Beats are an American Psychedelic, Garage and Soul group based out of Seattle, Washington. The group consists of Lee Blackwell , James Traeger and Tarek Wegner...
- Tarek YehiaTarek YehiaTarek Yehia is an Egyptian football player and Zamalek's International left winger.-Early career:He was born in Kafr el-Sheikh. He started his career as a footballer when he was 19. Luck played a big role as Zamalek went to Kafr el-Sheikh to play a friendly match with Zamalek-kelen. Fortunately,...
(born 1961), Egyptian football player - Tariq ibn-ZiyadTariq ibn-ZiyadTariq ibn Ziyad was a Muslim Berber general who led the Islamic conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711 A.D. He is considered to be one of the most important military commanders in Iberian history. Under the orders of the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I he led a large army from the north coast of...
, one of the Berber conquerors of the Iberian Peninsula in 711 - Tariq Hassan Ahmad, Editor and Author of the New Age Marketing Book
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- Abu TarekAbu TarekAbu Tarek is the brother of Osbat al-Ansar leader Ahmed Abd al-Karim al-Saadi . It is widely assumed that Tarek has been in control of Osbat al-Ansar after his brother went into hiding following a death sentence from the Lebanese government....
, Lebanese terrorist - Kashmala TariqKashmala TariqKashmala Tariq is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from the Women Reserve Constituency NA-277 for the province of Punjab. She belongs to the Pakistan Muslim League or PML-Q...
, Pakistani politician - Shahbaz TariqShahbaz TariqShahbaz Tariq is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the terms 1989–1993, 1993–1997, 1997–2001 and 2001–2005...
, Norwegian politician