Al-Farooq (also spelled El-Farouk, Al Farouk or Al-Faruq) may refer to:
People
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Umar, Muslim caliph and companion of Muhammad, known as Al-Faruq ("Distinguisher between truth and false")
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Farooqi and
Farooq, surnames
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''Al-Farooq'' (book), biography of Umar by Shibli Nomani
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Al-Farouq Aminu, American basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers
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El-Farouk Khaki
El-Farouk Khaki (born October 26, 1963) is a Tanzanian-born Muslim Canadian of Indian origin who is a refugee and immigration lawyer, and human rights activist on issues including gender equality, sexual orientation, and progressive Islam. He was ...
, Canadian lawyer
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Omar al-Faruq (1971–2006), Al-Qaeda member
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Farouk of Egypt
*Farrokh Bulsara, better known as
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the ...
, British singer-songwriter
Places
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Al Farouq training camp, an alleged Al-Qaeda training camp near Kandahar, Afghanistan
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Al Farouk de Tombouctou
Al Farouk de Tombouctou is a football and basketball club based in the Malian city of Timbuktu.
Football
Al Farouk were promoted for the first time to the Malian Premiere Division in September 2008, after winning the Division 2, group A tourname ...
, football (soccer) team in Mali
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Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center
Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center is a mosque in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States.
On August 5, 2017, Emily Claire Hari (known at the time as Michael Hari), Michael McWhorter, and Joe Morris of Clarence, Illinois detonated an improvised explos ...
, in Bloomington, Minnesota
Other uses
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Al-Farooq (title)
Al-Farooq (Arabic: الفاروق, "distinguisher") is the title given to one who distinguishes right from wrong. It was a well-known historical title of the second caliph Umar.
Etymology
According to the Lisān al-'Arab (Arabic dictionary by ...
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Farouq Brigades, a unit of the Free Syrian Army in the Syrian civil war
See also
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Farooq (disambiguation)
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