Tariq ( ar, طارق) 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 Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād ( ar, طارق بن زياد), also known simply as Tarik in English, was a Berber commander who served the Umayyad Caliphate and initiated the Muslim Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania (present-day Spain and Portugal) ...

, a Muslim military leader who conquered Iberia in the

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

in 711 AD.

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

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...

, 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 ( ar, ٱمْرُؤ ٱلْقَيْس جُنْدُح ٱبْن حُجْر ٱلْكِنْدِيّ, ALA-LC: ''ʾImruʾ al-Qays Junduḥ ibn Ḥujr al-Kindīy'') was an Arab king and poet in the 6th century, an ...

and

Jarir ibn Atiyah Jarir ibn Atiyah al-Khatfi Al-Tamimi ( ar, جرير بن عطية الخطفي التميمي) () was an Arab poet and satirist. He was born in the reign of Najd Arabia, and was a member of the tribe Kulaib, a part of the Banu Tamim. He was a nat ...

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

Given name

Tarek

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(born 1971), German politician *

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

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(born 1981), Algerian runner *

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(born 1979), Moroccan French actor and director *

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

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(born 1978), Egyptian footballer *

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(born 1950), Egyptian cinematographer *

Tarek Elrich Tariq ( ar, طارق) is an Arabic 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 ...

(born 1987), Australian soccer player *

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, Egyptian bodybuilder *

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(born 1965), Algerian footballer *

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(born 1950), Egyptian writer *

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(born 1975), Syrian footballer *

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, Egyptian politician *

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(born 1971), Algerian footballer *

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(born 1971), Egyptian footballer *

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, Lebanese-Venezuelan politician *

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(born 1982), Egyptian cartoonist *

Tarek Shawki Tariq ( ar, طارق) is an Arabic 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 ...

(born 1957), Egyptian engineer *

Tarek Thabet Tarek Thabet ( ar, طارق ثابت; born 16 August 1971), also known as Tariq Thabit, is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a defender. At club level, he played for Espérance de Tunis for his entire career. He was a mem ...

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(born 1961), Egyptian footballer *

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(born 1982), American TV host

Tarick, Tarık, Tarik

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, American boxer who featured on the TV show ''The Contender'' *

Tarık Akan Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül, 13 December 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1970s. Early life Akan was born as Tarık Tahsin Üregül in Istanbul on 13 December 1949. ...

, Turkish film actor *

Tarık Akıltopu Tarık Akıltopu (born 18 March 1918 in Antalya; died 2004) 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 i ...

, Turkish architect *

Tarik Black Tarik Bernard Black (; born November 22, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He has previously played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets in the Nation ...

, American NBA player *

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, Uruguayan-Argentine writer and painter * Tarik Cerić, Bosnian footballer *

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, American football player * Tarık Daşgün, Turkish footballer *

Tarik Elyounoussi Tarik Elyounoussi ( ar, طارق اليونسي, ', ; born 23 February 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for Japanese club Shonan Bellmare. His preferred position is a forward, but he can also play as a winger. Club career Born in ...

(born 1988), Norwegian footballer *

Tarik Ergin Tarık Ergin (born June 7, 1961) is a Turkish-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 '' Ca ...

, American actor who played the part of Lieutenant Ayala in ''Star Trek: Voyager'' *

Tarik Filipović Tarik Filipović (born 11 March 1972) is a Bosnian-Croatian television presenter and actor. He has appeared in over 800 theatre plays since his debut in 1985. He has also been in many films and TV dramas produced throughout the areas of former Yu ...

, Croatian TV presenter and actor of Bosniak descent *

Tarik Glenn Tarik Glenn (born May 25, 1976) is a former American football offensive tackle who played 10 seasons for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).. He played college football for California and was drafted by the Colts in t ...

, American football player * Tarik "Rvssian" Johnston, Jamaican music producer *

Tarik O'Regan Tarik Hamilton O'Regan (; born 1 January 1978) is a British and American composer. His compositions number over 100 and are partially represented on 43 recordings which have been recognised with two Grammy nominations. He is also the recipien ...

, British composer living in New York City, USA *

Tarik Phillip Tarik Phillip (born August 10, 1993) is a British-American professional basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for West Virginia. Early life and high school ...

(born 1993), British-American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League *

Tarik Samarah Tarik Samarah is a Bosnian photographer who works in artistic and documentary photography. Samarah was born in 1965 in Zagreb to Bosnian and Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, ...

, Bosnian photographer who works in artistic and documentary photography *

Tarik Sektioui Tarik Sektioui ( ar, طارق السكتيوي; born 13 May 1977) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a right winger, currently the manager of Union de Touarga. He spent most of his professional career in the Netherlands ...

, Moroccan footballer *

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

, 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 th ...

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

Tareq Al-Suwaidan Tareq Mohammed Al-Suwaidan ( ar, طارق محمد السويدان) (September 15th,1953) is a Kuwaiti Islamic author and speaker, and businessman. He has been among the 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2022. Al-Suwaidan is considered to adopt a ...

, 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 at Michigan and San Jose State. In 1997, the Sacramento Kings selected Sain ...

, 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 con ...

, 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 ...

, Indian-born British-American film editor *

Tariq Anwar (politician) Tariq Anwar (born 16 January 1951) is an Indian politician as member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He served as the Minister of State of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries between 2012 and 2014. Anwar has been a member of the ...

, Indian politician *

Tariq Aziz Tariq Aziz ( ar, طارق عزيز , 28 April 1936 – 5 June 2015) was an Iraqi politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and a close advisor of President Saddam Hussein. Their association began in the 1950s wh ...

, former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq under Saddam Hussein *

Tariq Carpenter Tariq Marquese Carpenter (born December 28, 1998) is an American football inside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Georgia Tech. Prof ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Tariq Castro-Fields Tariq Quinton Castro-Fields (born January 14, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State. Castro-Fields was selected by the San Francisc ...

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, American rapper, songwriter and model * Tariq Hanna, Nigerian-born American pastry chef featured on Food Network *

Tariq Hussain (musician) Tariq Hussain, frequently billed as Tariq, is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was born in Cowansville, Quebec. His father, a Pakistani immigrant, was very concerned with his children getting a good education ...

, 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 ...

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Tariq Jameel Tariq Jamil ( ur, , Ṭāriq Jamīl; born 1 October 1953), is a Pakistani Islamic television preacher, religious writer, scholar, and a member of the Tablighi Jamaat. The recipient of the Pride of Performance award, Jamil has been named twice i ...

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Tariq Masood Tariq Masood (commonly known as Mufti Tariq Masood, ur, ; born 4 March 1975) is a Pakistani Deobandi author and Islamic scholar, who teaches at the Jamia Tur Rasheed seminary in Karachi. He has authored books Including ''Aik se Za'id Shadiyo ...

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Tariq Nasheed Tariq Nasheed, also known as Tariq Elite, King Flex, and K-Flex, is an American film producer, and Internet personality. He is best known for his '' Hidden Colors'' film series, as well as his commentary on social media. Career Nasheed began his ...

, American internet personality *

Tariq Ramadan Tariq Ramadan ( ar, طارق رمضان, ; 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, Univ ...

, Swiss academic and Islamic theologian *

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

, lead artist from the rap group

The Roots The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy F ...

Tariq Woolen Tariq Deion Woolen (born May 2, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UTSA and was drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Dra ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Tariq ibn-Ziyad Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād ( ar, طارق بن زياد), also known simply as Tarik in English, was a Berber commander who served the Umayyad Caliphate and initiated the Muslim Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania (present-day Spain and Portugal) ...

, one of the Arab conquerors of the Iberian Peninsula in 711

Surname

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Fictional characters

Tariq Tariq ( ar, طارق) is an Arabic 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 ...

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

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

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References

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