Siddiqui (Arabic: صدیقی) are a Muslim community, found mainly in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. It is also an Islamic-based common name in reference to the 1st Rashidun Caliph Abu Bakr who was known as Al-Siddiq, and is claimed by the community to be their ancestor, though the claim is part of the pattern of Ashrafization amongst Indian Muslim communities.
Siddiqui (Arabic: صدیقی) are a Muslim community, found mainly in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. It is also an Islamic-based common name in reference to the 1st Rashidun Caliph Abu Bakr who was known as Al-Siddiq, and is claimed by the community to be their ancestor, though the claim is part of the pattern of Ashrafization amongst Indian Muslim communities.
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