Al-Farooq (Title)

Al-farooq (Arabic: الفاروق, discriminator) is the title called to one who distinguished between rights and wrong.

Etymology

According to the Lisān al-'Arab (Arabic dictionary by Ibn Manẓūr) al-Farouq refer to thing that make distinction between two subject and is called to person who distinguished between rights and wrong.[1][2] al-Farooq is translated as ‘’discriminator’’ by Gerald T. Elmore,[3] ‘’ Richard F. Burton’’ [4]

Opinion

Sunni view

According to the Sunni Muslim, Muhammad prophet entitled Omar bin al-Khattab as al-Farooq.[2] The son of Kahn jahan, the minister of Muhammad bin Tughluq pretended Omar bin al-Khattab got this title from Muhammad prophet.[5] Also Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik called him discriminator (al-farooq) [6]

Shia view

Among of shia sources there is Hadithes belonged to Muhammad prophet who entitled Ali ibn Abi Talib as al-Farooq.[7] Abu Dhar al-Ghifari and Salman the Persian narrated some of this Hadithes [8] There is some source that emphasized that the people of the book called Omar bin al-Khattab as al-Farooq.[7][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ibn Manẓūr. Lisān al-'Arab. p. 303.
  2. 1 2 Mohammed Jabar (1 November 2014). Islam and the West: A Rational Perspective. Memoirs Publishing. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-1-86151-298-7.
  3. ↑ Elmore, Gerald T. Islamic Sainthood in the Fullness of Time: Ibn Al-Arabi's Book of the Fabulous Gryphon. Brill Academic Pub; annotated edition edition. p. 283. ISBN 978-9004109919.
  4. ↑ Burton, Richard F. Arabian Nights. Cosimo Classics. p. 99. ISBN 978-1605205786.
  5. ↑ Bibliotheca Indica. Baptist Mission Press,.
  6. ↑ Schroeder, Eric. Muhammad's People: An Anthology of Muslim Civilization. Dover Publications. p. 231. ISBN 978-0486425023.
  7. 1 2 Mesbah Yazdi, Mesbah Yazdi. quarter of arrogancزینهار از تکبر 1. p. 217. External link in |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Ameli, jafar morteza. Ṣaḥīḥ of Biography of Imam Ali 14. p. 156. External link in |title= (help)
  9. ↑ Wheeler, Brannon. Prophets in the Quran: An Introduction to the Quran and Muslim Exegesis. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 358. ISBN 978-0826449573.
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