Tariq () is an

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word and given name.

Etymology

The word is derived from the Arabic verb , ('), meaning "to strike", and into the agentive conjugated doer form , ('), meaning "striker". It became popular as a name after

Tariq ibn Ziyad Tariq ibn Ziyad ( ; ), also known simply as Tarik in English, was an Umayyad commander who initiated the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula (present-day Spain and Portugal) against the Visigothic Kingdom in 711–718 AD. He led an army and ...

, a Muslim military leader who conquered Iberia in the

Battle of Guadalete The Battle of Guadalete was the first major battle of the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, fought in 711 at an unidentified location in what is now southern Spain between the Visigoths under their king, Roderic, and the invading forces o ...

in 711 AD. It is also the name of a Quranic chapter.

In literature and placenames

Ṭariq is used in classical Arabic to refer to a visitor at night (a visitor "strikes" the house door). Due to the heat of travel in the

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, visitors would generally arrive at night. The use of the word appears in several places including the Quran, where ṭāriq is used to refer to the brilliant star at night, because it comes out visiting at night, and this is the common understanding of the word nowadays due to the Qur'an. It can also be found in many poems. For example, from the famous poets

Imru' al-Qais Imruʾ al-Qais Junduh bin Hujr al-Kindi () was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet from Najd in the late fifth and early sixth centuries, and the last King of Kinda. He is sometimes considered the father of Arabic poetry. His qaṣīda, or long poe ...

and

Jarir ibn Atiyah Jarir ibn Atiyyah al-Khatafi Al-Tamimi () () was an Umayyad-era Arab poet and satirist from Najd. He was born during the reign of Rashidun caliph Uthman ibn Affan, and was a member of the tribe Kulaib, a part of the Banu Tamim. He was a native ...

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is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Aṭtāriq (جبل طارق), meaning "Mountain of Tariq".

Usage

In the

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, Tarik is popular among

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in the former Yugoslav nations. This is one of the most popular names in

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Given name

Tarek

* Tarek El Ali (born 1986), Lebanese footballer * Tarek Al Eryan (born 1963), Palestinian-American film director * Tarek Al-Wazir (born 1971), German politician *

Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada is a citizen of Yemen, who was formerly held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. His detainee ID number is 178. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism a ...

(born 1976), Yemeni extrajudicial prisoner of the United States *

Tarek Ali Hassan Tarek Ali Hassan (, 19 October 1937 – 8 September 2024) was an Egyptian endocrinologist who was a professor of medicine and chief of endocrinology at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. He was also a composer, musician, writer, painter, and philosoph ...

(1937-2024), Egyptian writer *

Tarek Amer Tarek Amer (born 21 July 1989) is an Egyptian former footballer who played as a left-back. Career Amer played for the Romanian teams Gloria Buzău in Liga I and for CF Brăila and Farul Constanţa in Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly spe ...

(born 1989), Egyptian footballer *

Tarek bin Laden Tarek bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden (; born 1947) is the half-brother of Osama bin Laden, and a member of the Saudi Arabia business community. He was once called "the personification of the dichotomy (conservatism and change) of Saudi Arabia." ...

(born 1947), Saudi Arabian businessperson *

Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa () (born 19 November 1981 in Annaba) is an Algerian Running, runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. Competition record Personal bests *800 metres - 1:46.10 min (2006) *1500 metres - 3:30.92 min (2007) *3000 metres - 7:43.23 ...

(born 1981), Algerian runner *

Tarek Boudali Tarek Boudali (; born 5 November 1979) is a French actor and humorist of Moroccan origin. Life and career Tarek Boudali, of Moroccan origin, graduated with a Higher Technician Certificate (BTS) Sales Force. In 2012, he joined the cast of the ...

(born 1979), Moroccan French actor and director *

Tarek Dergoul Tarek Dergoul (born 11 December 1977) is a citizen of the United Kingdom of Moroccan origin who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. He spent six or seven months in US custody in Afgh ...

(born 1977), British extrajudicial prisoner of the United States *

Tarek El-Said Tarek El-Said Mohamed Aly Abdo (; born 5 April 1978) is a former Egyptian footballer. He was a left winger who played for Al-Ahly, Zamalek, and Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division. Career Tarek started as a youth player in Al-Ahly team ...

(born 1978), Egyptian footballer *

Tarek El-Telmissany Tarek El-Telmissany (; April 22, 1950) is an Egyptian actor and cinematographer, who is known in the Middle East and Africa. Worked as a Director of Photography for documentary films since 1980. A Director of Photography at the National Cinema C ...

(born 1950), Egyptian cinematographer *

Tarek Elrich Tarek Elrich (born 1 January 1987) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Parramatta FC in NSW League Two. Elrich started his senior career with local club Sydney Olympic, before moving to th ...

(born 1987), Australian soccer player *

Tarek Elsetouhi Tarek Elsetouhi (born February 2, 1977, in Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsu ...

(born 1977), Egyptian bodybuilder *

Tarek Fatah Tarek Fatah ( Punjabi/Urdu: ; Pakistani-Canadian journalist">əteh">̪aɾɪk fətah/ [fəteh20 November 1949 – 24 April 2023) was a Pakistani Canadians">Pakistani-Canadian journalist and author.Tarek Mostafa Tarek Mostafa (; born 1 April 1971) is an Egyptian association football, football manager and a retired player. Career Mostafa started his career in Division II club Eastern Tobacco, notably played for Zamalek SC for a period of four successful ...

(born 1971), Egyptian footballer * Tarek Saab (born 1962), Lebanese-Venezuelan politician * Tarek Shahin (born 1982), Egyptian cartoonist * Tarek Shawki (born 1957), Egyptian engineer * Tarek Thabet (born 1971), Tunisian footballer * Tarek Yehia (born 1961), Egyptian footballer * Tarek El Moussa (born 1982), American TV host * Tarek Salameh (born 1994), Saudi Arabian cameraman

Tarick, Tarık, Tarik

* Tarick Salmaci (born 1972), American boxer who featured on the TV show ''The Contender'' *

Tarık Akan Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül; 13 October 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1965s. Early life Akan was born as Tarık Tahsin Üregül in Istanbul on 13 October 1949. He ...

(1949-2016), Turkish film actor * Tarık Akıltopu (1918-2004), Turkish architect * Tarik Black (born 1991), American NBA player * Tarik Carson (1946-2014), Uruguayan-Argentine writer and painter * Tarik Cerić (born 1978), Bosnian footballer *

Tarik Cohen Tarik Cohen (born July 26, 1995) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for five seasons for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina A&T Aggie ...

(born 1995), American football player * Tarık Daşgün (born 1973), Turkish footballer * Tarik El-Abour (born 1992), Palestinian-American baseball player *

Tarik Elyounoussi Tarik Elyounoussi (, ', ; born 23 February 1988) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward or a winger. Born in Morocco, he represented the Norway national team. Club career Born in Al Hoceima, Morocco, Elyounoussi moved to ...

(born 1988), Norwegian footballer * Tarik Ergin (born 1961), American actor who played the part of Lieutenant Ayala in ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * Tarik Filipović (born 1972), Croatian TV presenter and actor of Bosniak descent * Tarik Khan (born 1980), American politician * Tarik Glenn (born 1976), American football player * Tarik "Rvssian" Johnston (born 1988), Jamaican music producer * Tarik Muharemović (born 2003), Slovenian footballer * Tarik O'Regan (born 1978), British composer living in New York City, USA *

Tarik Phillip Tarik Phillip (born August 10, 1993) is a British-American professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for West Virginia. Early life and high school Phillip was bor ...

(born 1993), British-American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Tarik Samarah (born 1965), Bosnian photographer who works in artistic and documentary photography * Tarik Skubal (born 1996), American baseball player *

Tarik Sektioui Tarik Sektioui (; born 13 May 1977) is a Moroccan professional football coach and former player who currently manages the Morocco national under-23 team. He spent most of his professional career in the Netherlands and Portugal, amassing Erediv ...

(born 1977), Moroccan footballer *

Tarik Sulayman Tarik Sulayman, also spelled Tarik Soliman (from Arabic طارق سليمان ''Tāriq Suleiman, Sulaiman''), is the most popular of several names attributed by Kapampangan people, Kapampangan historians to the individual that led the forces of Ma ...

, Muslim Filipino military leader

Tareq, Tariq

Lord Tariq Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz were an American hip hop duo, composed of rappers Sean "Lord Tariq" Hamilton and Peter "Peter Gunz" Pankey, from The Bronx, New York. They are best known for their 1997 single " Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)", which reached ...

, American rap artist who had collaborations with Peter Gunz * Tareq Abboushi, Palestinian-American musician and composer *

Tareq Al-Suwaidan Tareq Mohammed Al-Suwaidan (, September 15, 1953) is a Kuwaiti Islamic author and speaker, and businessman. He has been among the 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2022, 2023 and 2024. He has written many religious, historical and management book ...

(born 1953), Kuwaiti intellectual, entrepreneur, Islamic scholar and reformer *

Tariq Abdul-Wahad Tariq Abdul-Wahad (born Olivier Michael Saint-Jean; November 3, 1974) is a French basketball coach and former player. As Olivier Saint-Jean, he played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines and San Jose State Spartans. In 1997, the Sacra ...

(born 1974), French NBA basketball player formerly known as Olivier Saint-Jean *

Tariq Ali Tariq Ali (;; born 21 October 1943) is a Pakistani-British political activist, writer, journalist, historian, filmmaker, and public intellectual. He is a member of the editorial committee of the ''New Left Review'' and ''Sin Permiso'', and co ...

(born 1943), British-Pakistani writer and film-maker *

Tariq Anwar (film editor) Tariq Anwar (born 21 September 1945) is an Indian-born British-American film editor whose credits include '' Center Stage'', '' The Good Shepherd'', '' Sylvia'', '' Oppenheimer'', and '' American Beauty'', for which he was nominated for an Acad ...

(born 1945), Indian-born British-American film editor *

Tariq Anwar (politician) Tariq Anwar (born 16 January 1951) is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress (INC), and a Member of Parliament representing Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar, India. He served as the Minister of State of Agriculture a ...

(born 1951), Indian politician *

Tariq Aziz Tariq Aziz (, , 28 April 1936 – 5 June 2015) was an Iraq, Iraqi politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Iraq), Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 ...

(1936-2015), former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq under Saddam Hussein * Tariq Carpenter (born 1998), American football player *

Tariq Castro-Fields Tariq Quinton Castro-Fields (born January 14, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected b ...

(born 1999), American football player *Tariq "Corn Kid", American child influencer whose 2022 interview with Recess Therapy was remixed into a song by the Gregory Brothers titled " It's Corn" *Tariq Devega, better known as

ASAP Nast Tariq Amar Devega (born July 26, 1990), known professionally as ASAP Nast (stylized A$AP Nast), is an American rapper. from Harlem, New York. Nast is best known as a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob. As part of A$AP Mob, they released t ...

(born 1990), American rapper, songwriter and model * Tariq Hanna, Nigerian-born American pastry chef featured on Food Network * Tariq Hussain (musician) (born 1968), Canadian musician *

Tariq Jakobsen Tariq Jakobsen, (born October 2, 1974) is a Danish graphic design artist and illustrator. He studied graphic design at Copenhagen Technical College in Copenhagen from 2003 to 2007 and font design at ''Danmarks Mediehøjskole'') in Copenhagen ...

(born 1974), Danish graphic design artist and illustrator *

Tariq Lamptey Tariq Kwame Nii-Lante Lamptey (born 30 September 2000) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a wing-back (association football), right wing-back or right-back for club Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albio ...

(born 2000), English footballer * Tariq Jameel (born 1953), Pakistani Islamic scholar with Tablighi Jamaat * Tariq Monteiro (born 2000), better known as Suspect or Sus, British rapper * Tariq Nasheed, American internet personality *

Tariq Ramadan Tariq Ramadan (, ; born 26 August 1962) is a Swiss Muslim academic, philosopher and writer. He was a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at St Antony's College, Oxford and the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford, He is ...

(born 1962), Swiss academic and Islamic theologian * Tariq Sims (born 1990), Australian NRL player * Tariq Spezie (born 1980), Spanish football player *

Tariq Trotter Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1973), better known as Black Thought, is an American rapper, singer, actor and the lead MC of the hip hop group The Roots, which he co-founded with drummer Questlove in Philadelphia. Regarded as "one of t ...

(born 1973), lead artist from the rap group

The Roots The Roots are an American Hip-hop, hip hop band formed in 1987 by singer Black Thought, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Questlove, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's ''T ...

* Tariq Woolen (born 1999), American football player * Tariq ibn-Ziyad (670-720), one of the Berber conquerors of the Iberian Peninsula in 711

Tarec

* Tarééc (born 1978), German singer of Lebanese-Palestinian origin (real name Tarek Hussein) * Tarec Saffiedine (born 1986), Belgian martial artist

Surname

* Ambreen Tariq, American author, activist and founder of @BrownPeopleCamping *

Kashmala Tariq Kashmala Tariq () is a Pakistani politician who was the Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplaces, in office from February 2018 to March 2022. Previously, she was a member of the National Assembly of Pakist ...

, Pakistani politician * Shahbaz Tariq (born 1948), Norwegian politician *

Shazia Tariq Shazia Tariq (; born 18 December 1983) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018. Early life and education She was born on 18 December 1983 in Gujranwala. She earned the degre ...

(born 1983), Pakistani politician

Fictional characters

* Tariq, a character played by Kaysar Miah in the British web series ''

Corner Shop Show ''Corner Shop Show'' is a British comedy drama web series that premiered on YouTube in March 2014. The series is created by Islah Abdur-Rahman and consists of continuous episodes uploaded on his YouTube channel CornerShopShow, following the a ...

'' *Tarik the Ax Battler, one of the main characters of the

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References

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