siddiq

Sunni Muslims use Siddiq as an epithet for Abu Bakr, the first Caliph of Islam and the closest friend of Muhammad, while they use Siddiqah for Aisha, Abu Bakr's daughter and the Prophet's wife.

In Sufism, Siddiq is a rank that comes after prophet. It is generally given to a person who verified the claim of prophethood in its early stage. Sufis believe the following four ranks are free of time and space and therefore life and death becomes meaningless to them. {{cite web|url=https://kashmirreader.com/2018/03/05/abu-bakr-siddiqra-the-truthful-i/|title=Abu Bakr Siddiq(RA): The Truthful -I|publisher=Kashmir Reader|accessdate=30 March 2018}}

1. Nabi – Prophet, someone who learned of the unseen from God directly
2. Siddiq – Early day Muslim who learned the unseen from Muhammad
3. Shaheed – Martyr, someone who gave their life for the will of God and has thus become beyond mortality.
4. Salih – Righteous, someone who spends every bit of their life per the will of God and thus achieved the status of "Baqaa" through Fanaa. Also referred to as Wali.

These four ranks are mentioned in the Quran.

Shi'a Muslims use Siddiqah as a title for Muhammed's daughter Fatima. ", .{{Cite web|url=http://www.al-islam.org/guided/22.html#2|title = The Reasons Behind the Enlightment|date = 15 October 2012}}(note: sunnis interpret all of that text as some differences that arose between prophet haroon a.s and prophet musa a.s and both were siddiq and nabi at the same time) The Sunni view is that Muhammad daughter Fatimah is sidiqqa.

In Hebrew the word/name "Tzadik" (צדיק), has a similar meaning. The title of Voltaire's satirical novella Zadig also stems from this name root.

• Rabbani
• Siddiqui
• Qallu
• Tzadik

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