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'''Truthful One''' or '''Ṣiddīq''' (Arabic: {{ia|الصِدّیق}}) is a truthful person who never lies. Some [[Prophethood|prophet]]s have been characterized in the [[Qur'an]] as "siddiq" or truthful. | '''Truthful One''' or '''Ṣiddīq''' (Arabic: {{ia|الصِدّیق}}) is a truthful person who never lies. Some [[Prophethood|prophet]]s have been characterized in the [[Qur'an]] as "siddiq" or truthful. | ||
"Al-Siddiq al-Akbar" is a title of [[Imam Ali (a)]]. The [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] gave him the titles "al-Siddiq al-Akbar" ({{ia|الصديق الاکبر}}) and [[Faruq]]. Also [[Fatima al-Zahra (a)]] is called "Siddiqa" ({{ia|الصديقة}}) and "al-Siddiqa al-Kubra" ({{ia|الصديقة الكبرى}}). | "Al-Siddiq al-Akbar" is a title of [[Imam Ali (a)]]. The [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] gave him the titles "al-Siddiq al-Akbar" ({{ia|الصديق الاکبر}}) and [[Faruq]]. Also [[Fatima al-Zahra (a)]] is called "Siddiqa" (Arabic: {{ia|الصديقة}}, the feminine gender for siddiq) and "al-Siddiqa al-Kubra" ({{ia|الصديقة الكبرى}}, the great truthful). | ||
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|quote = [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]<br>'''I am the servant of God and His messenger's brother and I am " the greatest truthful". No one will claim this title after me except liars. | |quote = [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]<br>'''I am the servant of God and His messenger's brother and I am " the greatest truthful". No one will claim this title after me except liars. | ||
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The plural form of the word "siddiq" is "siddiqun". "Siddiq" in terms of the Arabic grammar is an exaggerative form from the root "s-d-q" ({{ia|ص-د-ق}}), meaning a person who always exhibits "sidq" (Arabic: {{ia|الصدق}}) that is, truth or honesty.<ref>Ibn Manẓūr, ''Lisān al-ʿArab'', vol. 10, p. 193-194.</ref> | The plural form of the word "siddiq" is "siddiqun". "Siddiq" in terms of the Arabic grammar is an exaggerative form from the root "s-d-q" ({{ia|ص-د-ق}}), meaning a person who always exhibits "sidq" (Arabic: {{ia|الصدق}}) that is, truth or honesty.<ref>Ibn Manẓūr, ''Lisān al-ʿArab'', vol. 10, p. 193-194.</ref> | ||
In the [[Qur'an]], the single form of "siddiq" has been used four times and its plural form was used two times.<ref>''al-Muʿjam al-mufahris'', p. 406.</ref>.<ref>Qur'an 4:69.</ref> [[Ibrahim (a)]]<ref>Qur'an 19:41; And mention in the Book Abraham. Indeed, he was a truthful man and a prophet.</ref> and [[Idris (a)]]<ref>Qur'an 19:56; And mention in the Book Idrees. Indeed, he was a truthful one and a prophet.</ref> have been characterized in the Quran as "siddiq", and [[Maryam (a)]] (St Mary the Virgin) has been characterized as "siddiqa"<ref>Qur'an 5:75; The Messiah, son of Mary, is but an apostle. Certainly, [other] apostles have passed before him, and his mother was a truthful one. </ref> (the | In the [[Qur'an]], the single form of "siddiq" has been used four times and its plural form was used two times.<ref>''al-Muʿjam al-mufahris'', p. 406.</ref>.<ref>Qur'an 4:69.</ref> [[Ibrahim (a)]]<ref>Qur'an 19:41; And mention in the Book Abraham. Indeed, he was a truthful man and a prophet.</ref> and [[Idris (a)]]<ref>Qur'an 19:56; And mention in the Book Idrees. Indeed, he was a truthful one and a prophet.</ref> have been characterized in the Quran as "siddiq", and [[Maryam (a)]] (St Mary the Virgin) has been characterized as "siddiqa"<ref>Qur'an 5:75; The Messiah, son of Mary, is but an apostle. Certainly, [other] apostles have passed before him, and his mother was a truthful one. </ref> (the feminine gender for Siddiq). In [[hadiths]], [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] has been characterized as "Siddiq"<ref>Kāshānī, ''Manhaj al-ṣādiqīn'', p. 342; Ṣadūq, ''al-Amālī'',p. 274; Ṣadūq, ''ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā'', vol. 2, p. 9.</ref> and [[Fatima al-Zahra (a)]] as "Siddiqa" or "al-Siddiqa al-Kubra".<ref>Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib'', vol. 3, p. 133; Ṣadūq, ''al-Amālī'',p. 668.</ref> | ||
==Position of Siddiqun== | ==Position of Siddiqun== | ||
According to Raghib al-Isfahani, siddiqun are people who are very close to prophets with respect to virtues.<ref>Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, ''al-Mufradāt'', p. 227.</ref> | According to Raghib al-Isfahani, siddiqun are people who are very close to prophets with respect to virtues.<ref>Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, ''al-Mufradāt'', p. 227.</ref> | ||
According to a [[hadith]] in Shiite sources, when a "siddiqa" | According to a [[hadith]] in Shiite sources, when a "siddiqa" dies, no one can do her washing rituals except a siddiq. For example, Fatima al-Zahra's (a) washing rituals were done by Imam 'Ali (a), and Maryam's (a) washing rituals were done by [[Jesus]] (Isa) (a).<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 3, p. 159; Ṭūsī, ''Tahdhīb al-aḥkām'', vol. 1, p. 440; Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī, ''Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa'', vol. 2, p. 530.</ref> | ||
==Al-Siddiq al-Akbar== | ==Al-Siddiq al-Akbar== | ||