Al-Farooq (Title)

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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]

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References

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