User:Tariq A Khan

My first name is related to the Arabic verb (Arabic: طرق‎, ṭaraqa) meaning "Nocturnal visitor" or "Brightest Star." [1] Tariq (also transliterated as Tarique, Taariq, Tarek, Tareq, Taric, Tarick, Tarik, or Tarık, Arabic: طارق‎, Ṭāriq) is an Arabic male given name, common in the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia and Southeast Europe.

The meaning of "Tariq" is the meaning from the Qur'an, where ṭāriq is the name of the morning star, which is described as the shining star which leads the way: Nightcomer or Star of piercing brightness (At-Tariq, verse 3).