وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ١
By the sky and the knocker
طَارِق
Tariq: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Ṭāriq
In the QuranSurah name“The one who comes by night”; the night star, name of Surah 86
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, At-Tariq 86:1.
Tariq in Islam
Surah 86, a Meccan surah, is called al-Tariq: it opens with an oath by the sky and by “the piercing star” that appears at night (86:1-3), then recalls that “there is no soul but has a guardian over it” (86:4). The word tariq occurs twice in the Quran, in these opening verses.
Meaning of the name Tariq
Tariq is the active participle of taraqa, “to strike”, hence “to knock at the door”: the tariq is the visitor who arrives at night and knocks to come in. The Quran gives this name to a star: “By the sky and the night-comer! … It is the piercing star” (86:1-3). The same root t-r-q gave tariq, “the road”. The name also owes its fame to Tariq ibn Ziyad, who crossed the strait in 711; Gibraltar takes its name from Jabal Tariq, “the mountain of Tariq”.
- In Arabic
- طَارِق طارق
- Transliteration
- Ṭāriq
- Root
- ط ر ق · 11 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Tariq in the Quran?
Yes: the word Tariq appears in the Quran 2 times, in one surah.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ٢
And what can make you know what is the knocker?
All the words of the root ط ر ق in the Quran (11 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Tariq in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Tariq in each language
- French
- Tarik, Tarek, Tariq
- English
- Tariq, Tarek, Tarik
- Spanish
- Tariq, Tarik, Tarek
- Turkish
- Tarık, Tarik
- Arabic
- طَارِق
