The word is derived from the Arabic verb طرق, (ṭaraqa), meaning "to strike",[2] and into the agentive conjugated doer form طارق, (ṭāriq), meaning "striker". It became popular as a name after Tariq ibn Ziyad, a Muslim military leader who conquered Iberia in the Battle of Guadalete in 711 AD.
In literature and placenames
Ṭariq is used in classical Arabic to refer to a visitor at night[3] (a visitor "strikes" the house door). Due to the heat of travel in the Arabian Peninsula, visitors would generally arrive at night.
The use of the word appears in several places including the Quran,[4] where ṭāriq is used to refer to the brilliant star at night, because it comes out visiting at night, and this is the common understanding of the word nowadays due to the Qur'an.
Tariq "Corn Kid", American child influencer whose 2022 interview with Recess Therapy was remixed into a song by the Gregory Brothers titled "It's Corn"
Tariq Devega, better known as ASAP Nast, American rapper, songwriter and model
Tariq Hanna, Nigerian-born American pastry chef featured on Food Network
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