Tariq Explained

Tariq (Arabic: طارق) is an Arabic word and given name.

Tariq
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /ar/
Gender:	Male
Language:	Arabic
Language origin:	Arabic
Variant:	Tarık (Turkish),^[1] Tarek, Tarik, Tareq, Tariq
Meaning:	Striker, Knocker, Visitor, bright star, morning star
Petname:	Tarrook

Etymology

The word is derived from the Arabic verb, (), meaning "to strike",^[2] and into the agentive conjugated doer form, (), meaning "striker". It became popular as a name after Tariq ibn Ziyad, a Muslim military leader who conquered Iberia in the Battle of Guadalete in 711 AD.

In literature and placenames

Ṭariq is used in classical Arabic to refer to a visitor at night^[3] (a visitor "strikes" the house door). Due to the heat of travel in the Arabian Peninsula, visitors would generally arrive at night.

The use of the word appears in several places including the Quran,^[4] 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 and Jarir ibn Atiyah.^[5]

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

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 (born 1976), Yemeni extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
Tarek Ali Hassan (born 1937), Egyptian writer
Tarek Amer (born 1989), Egyptian footballer
Tarek bin Laden (born 1947), Saudi Arabian businessperson
Tarek Boukensa (born 1981), Algerian runner
Tarek Boudali (born 1979), Moroccan French actor and director
Tarek Dergoul (born 1977), British extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
Tarek El-Said (born 1978), Egyptian footballer
Tarek El-Telmissany (born 1950), Egyptian cinematographer
Tarek Elrich (born 1987), Australian soccer player
Tarek Elsetouhi (born 1977), Egyptian bodybuilder
Tarek Fatah (born 1949), Canadian political activist
Tarek Hadj Adlane (born 1965), Algerian footballer
Tarek Heggy (born 1950), Egyptian writer
Tarek Jabban (born 1975), Syrian footballer
Tarek Kamel (1962-2019), Egyptian politician
Tarek Lazizi (born 1971), Algerian footballer
Tarek Mostafa (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

Tarick, Tarık, Tarik

Tarick Salmaci (born 1972), American boxer who featured on the TV show The Contender
Tarık Akan (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 (born 1995), American football player
Tarık Daşgün (born 1973), Turkish footballer
Tarik Elyounoussi (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 O'Regan (born 1978), British composer living in New York City, USA
Tarik Phillip (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 (born 1977), Moroccan footballer
Tarik Sulayman, Muslim Filipino military leader

Tareq, Tariq

Lord Tariq, American rap artist who had collaborations with Peter Gunz
Tareq Abboushi, Palestinian-American musician and composer
Tareq Al-Suwaidan, Kuwaiti intellectual, entrepreneur, Islamic scholar and reformer
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (born 1974), French NBA basketball player formerly known as Olivier Saint-Jean
Tariq Ali (born 1943), British-Pakistani writer and film-maker
Tariq Anwar (film editor), Indian-born British-American film editor
Tariq Anwar (politician), Indian politician
Tariq Aziz (1936-2015), former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq under Saddam Hussein
Tariq Carpenter (born 1998), American football player
Tariq Castro-Fields (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, American rapper, songwriter and model
Tariq Hanna, Nigerian-born American pastry chef featured on Food Network
Tariq Hussain (musician), Canadian musician
Tariq Jakobsen, Danish graphic design artist and illustrator
Tariq Lamptey (born 2000), English footballer
Tariq Jameel (born 1953), Pakistani Islamic scholar with Tablighi Jamaat
Tariq Monteiro, better known as Suspect or Sus, British rapper
Tariq Nasheed, American internet personality
Tariq Ramadan, Swiss academic and Islamic theologian
Tariq Sims, Australian NRL player
Tariq Spezie, Spanish football player
Tariq Trotter, lead artist from the rap group The Roots
Tariq Woolen (born 1999), American football player
Tariq ibn-Ziyad, one of the Berber conquerors of the Iberian Peninsula in 711

Tarec

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

Surname

Ambreen Tariq, American author, activist and founder of @BrownPeopleCamping
Kashmala Tariq, Pakistani politician
Shahbaz Tariq (born 1948), Norwegian politician
Shazia Tariq (born 1983), Pakistani politician

Fictional characters

Tariq, a character played by Kaysar Miah in the British web series Corner Shop Show
Tarik the Ax Battler, one of the main characters of the Golden Axe video game franchise

Notes and References

Web site: tarık. turkish language society.
[Ibn Manzur|Lisaan Al Arab Dictionary]
[Ibn Manzur|Lisaan Al Arab Dictionary]
Web site: Quran 86:1-3.
Web site: الكتب - أضواء البيان - سورة الطارق- الجزء رقم8. library.islamweb.net.