Al-Farooq

Al-Farooq / Farooq (var. Farouk, Farook, Faruk, Farouq, Faroeq, El-Farouk, Al Farouk) is a common Arabic given and family name derived from an honorific of an early Muslim leader, and by extension has become a common given or place name throughout the Muslim world. Notable carriers of this name include:

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People

• Faruk Hadžibegić
• Farouk Bulsara, known als Freddie Mercury, singer
• Farouk I of Egypt, King of Egypt and the Sudan
• Farouk El-Baz, scientist
• Farouk Kaddoumi
• Farouk Hosny, painter
• El-Farouk Khaki, Canadian lawyer
• Farouk al-Sharaa, Syrian politician
• Nabil Farouk, Egyptian novelist
• Farouk Kamoun, Tunisian scientist
• Farouk Shami, Palestinian-American businessman
• Farouk Ruzimatov, Russian ballet dancer
• Farouk Lawan, Nigerian politician
• Farouk Janeman, Fijian athlete
• Muhammad Farouk, Pakistan's Defense Analyst

Title

   * Umar al-Farūq (or Umar) (c. 589–644), a companion of Muhammad and for the sunnis became the second Caliph (634 – 644) following the death of Abu Bakr, the first Caliph bore the title Al Farouk/Al-Farooq ("The Distinguisher between Truth and Falsehood")
   * Al-Faruq (or Al-Farooq: The Life of Umar The Great), a book written by Islamic scholar Shibli Nomani

Places and things

• Al Farouq training camp, an alleged Al-Qaeda training camp near Kandahar Afghanistan
• Al Farouk de Tombouctou, Football (soccer) team in Mali
• Farook College, Calicut
• Al Farooq Madrassa, Al Qusais, Dubai, UAE
• Al-Farooq Hotel and Muslim Food Restaurant, 341 Chareoprathed Rd, Changklan Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Al Farooq International Bookstore, 1 Atkinson Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3QA, United Kingdom
• Al-Farooq Islamic Academy of Sharia and Sciences, 21 Gate Street, Tipton, West Midlands DY4 7SP
• Masjid Al Farooq, 1408 Beenleigh Road, Kuraby QLD 4113, Australia
  • Al Farooq Young Leaders Program (YLP), Australia, community@mercymission.org.au
• Masjid Al-Farooq, 935 Eglinton Avenue West, Mississauga, ON, L5M 2B5
• Jaamia Umar Al-Farooq Masjid, 282 Elgin Street North, Cambridge ON, N1R 7H9
• Masjid Sayyidina Omar Al-Farooq, 4640 Kingston Road,Scarborough, ONT
• Masjid 'Umar al Farooq, 1839 Mountainview Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802
• Masjid Al-Farooq615 Kentucky Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305-4345,(661) 324-1380
  • Alfarooq Market 600 Kentucky Street Bakersfield, CA (California) 93305-4346. Phone: (661) 323-5899.
• Masjid Omar al-Farooq (Islamic Center of Contra Costa), 2836 Clayton Road, Concord, CA 94519
• Masjid Umar Farooq, 1304 East Hammer Lane, Stockton, CA (California) 95210-3035,(209) 477-0877
• Masjid Al-Farooq, 2125 N. Chestnut St., Colorado Springs, CO 80907-6615
• Masjid Al-Farooq {Islamic Society of Pinellas County (ISPC)},9400 67th Street, Pinellas Park, FL 33782
• Al Farooq Masjid of Atlanta, 442 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
  • Da-un-Noor Madrassa Elementary School, Atlanta, GA
  • Dar-ul-Uloom Madrassa School, Atlanta, GA
• Masjid-Al Farooq, 2156 East 71st Street, Chicago,IL 60649
• Masjid al-Farooq, 684 Masjid Avenue, Prestonsburg, KY 41653-9125
  • Madrasa Farooq, 70 Masjid Avenue, Prestonsburg, KY 41653-9125
• Dar Al Farooq Masjid, 983 17th Ave. SE.,Minneapolis, MN 55414
  • Al Amal Madrassa, 1401 Gardena Ave NE, Fridley, MN 55432
• Al-Farooq Masjid, 552-4 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
• Masjid Al-Farooq, 1421 4th Avenue, Nashville, TN 37210
  • Al-Farooq Madrassa, 1617 4th Avenue, Nashville, TN 37210
• Masjid al Farooq, 6641 Bellfort, Houston, TX 77087
• Al-Farouq Masjid, 1207 Conrad Sauer Drive, Houston,TX 77043
  • Farooq Holdings, 4812 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX 77004
  • Dar Ul Arqam Madrassa, Southeast, 8830 Old Galveston Road, Houston, Tx 77034
  • Dar Ul Arqam Madrassa, North Zone, 11815 Adel Road, Houston, Tx 77067
• Masjid Umar Al-Farooq, 5507 238th St SW, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
• Masjid Al Farouq, 1155 NE Stadium Way, Pullman, WA 99163-3834
• Al-Farooq Corporation, 1235 Southwest 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33174-3306, (305) 264-8100

Structural Engineers

See also

• Furqan (disambiguation)

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