Harith
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Harith or Hareth (Arabic: حارث, romanized: ḥāriṯ; [ħaː.riθ]) is a common Arabic masculine given name that means “good provider.” It also has the meanings “plowman” or “cultivator”, and “collector” and stems from the Arabic root ح־ر־ث ḥ-r-ṯ.
Given name
Al-Harith ibn Hilliza al-Yashkuri, 5th century pre-Islamic Arabian poet
Al-Harith ibn Jabalah, (c. 528-569), Ghassanid king
Azazil, also known as Ḥārith, the name of Iblis before he was expelled from heaven
Aretas I, (c. 168), the Greek form of his Arabic name, Harith
Arethas of Najran, 6th century Arab Christian martyr, also known as Harith ibn Ka'ab, founder of the Banu Harith tribe
Harith ibn Abi Shamir, 7th century Arab Christian governor of Damascus
Harith al-Dhari (1941–2015), an Iraqi Sunni Arab cleric
Harith Gassani, Arab Christian governor of Sham and contemporary of Muhammad
Harith al-Hamdani, a contemporary of Muhammad
Harith ibn Harb, brother of the man who would be Muhammad's arch enemy, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Harith Iskander (born 1966), a Malaysian actor and comedian
Harith Lim (born 1970), a professional Singaporean darts player
Harith Maduwantha (born 1994), a Sri Lankan cricketer
Harith al-Muhasibi (781–857), founder of the Baghdad School of Islamic philosophy
Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari (died 2015), an official of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Hareth Al Naif (born 1993), a Syrian footballer
Harith al-Obeidi (died 2009), an Iraqi politician
Harith ibn Rab'i, one of the companions of Muhammad
Harith al-Sudani (died 2017), Iraqi militaryman, spy and war hero
Hareth Shanshal Sunaid, an Iraqi politician
In fiction
Harith, a male cat humanoid character in Mobile Legends.
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