Harith or Hareth (; ) is a common
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
name that means “good provider.” It also has the meanings “plowman” or “cultivator”, and “collector” and stems from the Arabic root ḥ-r-ṯ.
Given name
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Al-Harith ibn Hilliza al-Yashkuri, 5th century pre-Islamic Arabian poet
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Azazil
Azazil (Arabic: عزازيل ''ʿAzāzīl'', ; also known as Arabic: حارث ''Ḥārith'') is a figure in Islamic tradition, and believed to be the original name of Satan (''Iblīs''). According to various Islamic beliefs, ''ʿAzāzīl'' was ...
, also known as Ḥārith, the name of Iblis before he was expelled from heaven
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Harith al-Dhari
Harith or Hareth (; ) is a common Arabic name that means “good provider.” It also has the meanings “plowman” or “cultivator”, and “collector” and stems from the Arabic root ḥ-r-ṯ.
Given name
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(1941–2015), an Iraqi Sunni Arab cleric
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Harith Gassani
Harith ibn Abi Shamir (Arabic: الحارث بن أبي شمر) or Arethas (Greek: Ἀρέθας) is the name of an Arab Christian who reportedly governed Syria in the 7th century CE, according to Arabic narratives. Islamic traditions also relate ...
, Arab Christian governor of Sham and contemporary of Muhammad
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Harith al-Hamdani, a contemporary of Muhammad
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Harith ibn Harb Ḥārith ibn Ḥarb () was the son of the 7th century Arabian Meccan leader Harb ibn Umayya. Hence he was the brother of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, who was chief of Mecca in the period 624–630 and a major opponent of Muhammad.The Sealed Nectarbr>The Se ...
, brother of the man who would be Muhammad's arch enemy, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
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Harith Iskander
Harith Iskander bin Musa (born 7 August 1966) is a Malaysian actor and comedian. He is considered to be "the Godfather of Stand-Up Comedy" in Malaysia (self claimed), having also won the Asia's Best Stand-Up Comedian Award 2014 by Top 10 of Asi ...
(born 1966), a Malaysian actor and comedian
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Harith Lim (born 1970), a professional Singaporean darts player
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Harith Maduwantha (born 1994), a Sri Lankan cricketer
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Harith al-Muhasibi
Al-Muḥāsibī () (781–857 CE) was a Muslim Arabs, Arab, Mutakallim, theologian, philosopher and Asceticism, ascetic. He is considered to be the founder of the Baghdad School of Islamic philosophy which combined Kalam and Sufism, and a teach ...
(781–857), founder of the Baghdad School of Islamic philosophy
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Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari
Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari ('; died 31 January 2015) was a senior sharia official of the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) based in Yemen.
Al-Nadhari has featured in many of AQAP's propaganda videos such as rebuking the Islamic State ann ...
(died 2015), an official of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
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Hareth Al Naif
Hareth Al Naif (; born 20 January 1993) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Syrian Premier League
The Syrian Premier League () is a professional association football league in Syria and the top division of the Sy ...
(born 1993), a Syrian footballer
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Harith al-Obeidi
Harith Mohey Al Deen Abd al-Obeidi (1961? 1964? – 12 June 2009) was an Iraqi politician and cleric and member of Parliament for the Iraqi Accord Front. He was assassinated on 12 June 2009.[Harith ibn Rab'i
Abu Qatada al- Ansari (), also known as Al-Harith ibn Rab'i (), was one of the companions of Muhammad. He assisted the battles of Uhud and Hudaybiyya.
Biography
Abu Qatada was born in Medina. He hailed from Banu Sulaym, branch of Khazraj t ...]
, one of the companions of Muhammad
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Harith al-Sudani
Captain Harith Al-Sudani (1981–2017, Arabic: حارث السوداني ) was an Iraqi intelligence officer and spy. Al-Sudani rose to prominence during the War in Iraq (2013-17), where he infiltrated ISIS, becoming a trustee and car-bomb drive ...
(died 2017), Iraqi militaryman, spy and war hero
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Hareth Shanshal Sunaid
Hareth Shanshal Talee'h Sunaid () is an Iraqi politician from the minority Mandaean faith () and Member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq
The Council of Representatives is the ''de facto'' unicameral legislature of Iraq. According to ...
, an Iraqi politician
In fiction
* Harith, a male cat humanoid character in
Mobile Legends
''Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' (''MLBB'') is a mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game developed and published by Chinese developer Moonton, a subsidiary of ByteDance. The game was released in 2016 and grew in popularity, most prominen ...
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Arethas (disambiguation) Arethas () is the Greek form of the Arab name al-Harith (). It can refer to:
* Arethas (martyr) (died 523), Arab Christian martyr in Yemen
* Al-Harith ibn Jabalah, Ghassanid king (r. 528–569)
* Arethas of Caesarea
Arethas of Caesarea (; c. 8 ...
, the Greek form of the Arabic name Harith
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Aretas (disambiguation) Aretas is the Greek form of a name borne by kings of the Nabataeans resident at Petra It can refer to:
*Aretas I was a king in the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (r. 175–164 BCE)
*Aretas II ruled Nabatea from 120 or 110 to 96 BC
*Aretas III ruled ...
, another spelling of the Greek form
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Banu al-Harith
The Banu al-Harith ( ' or ') is an Arabian tribe which once governed the cities of Najran, Taif, and Bisha, now located in southern Saudi Arabia.
History
Origins and early history
The Banu Harith descend from the Qahtanite people, one of the ...
, an Arabian tribe
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The Curse on Hareth'', a 1982 role-playing game
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Haris, Salfit
Haris () is a Palestinian town in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, 24 kilometers Southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 4,137 in 2017.
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, a Palestinian town formerly known as Harith
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