Harith or Hareth ( ar, حارث) is a common

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name, meaning "the great lion" or "he who digs the earth". Notable people with the name include: *

Ali ibn Abd al-Muttalib ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

, one of the uncles of Muhammad *

Al-Harith ibn Hilliza al-Yashkuri Al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥilliza al-Yashkurī ( ar, الحارث بن حلزة اليشكري) was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet of the tribe of Bakr, from the 5th century. He was the author of one of the seven famous pre-Islamic poems known as the ''Mu'all ...

, 5th century pre-Islamic Arabian poet *

Azazil In many Islamic and Islam-related traditions, Azazil (Arabic: عزازيل ''ʿAzāzīl'', also known as Arabic: حارث ''Ḥārith'') is the legendary prototype of the devil in Islamic culture. Azazil was considered to be among the nearest t ...

, also known as Ḥārith, the name of Iblis before he was expelled from heaven *

Harith al-Dhari Sheikh Harith Sulayman al-Dhari (al-Dari) or Harith ibn Sulayman ibn Dhari al-Zoba'i al-shamri ( ar, حارث الضاري) (b. 1941 – 12 March 2015) was an Iraqi Sunni Arab cleric, and chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars. He is also ...

(1941–2015), an Iraqi Sunni Arab cleric *

Harith Gassani Harith ibn Abi Shamir Al-Gassani ( ar, اَلْحَارِث ٱبْن أَبِي شَمِر الغَسَّانِي, al-Ḥārith-bn-Abī-Shamir al-Ghassānī) was the Ghassanid Arab Christian governor of Sham (Levant or Greater Syria) which was in ...

, Arab Christian governor of Sham and contemporary of Muhammad *

Harith al-Hamdani Harith (or Haris) Al A'war Al-Hamdani ( ar, الحارث الهمداني)(literally: Haris From Hamadan or Haris the Hamadanite) was a prominent contemporary of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and also was one of the firm followers of Ali. Biogr ...

, a contemporary of Muhammad *

Harith ibn Harb Ḥārith ibn Ḥarb ( ar, حارث ابن حرب) 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 Muhamma ...

, brother of the man who would be Muhammad's arch enemy, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb *

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, having also won the Asia's Best Stand-Up Comedian Award 2014 by Top 10 of Asia Magazine. He ...

(born 1966), a Malaysian actor and comedian *

Harith Lim Harith Lim (born 11 April 1970) is an professional Singaporean darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation events. Career He first came into prominence in 1986, when he won the BDO World Youth Masters, defeating Rowan Barry of ...

(born 1970), a professional Singaporean darts player * Harith Maduwantha (born 1994), a Sri Lankan cricketer *

Harith al-Muhasibi al-Muḥāsibī () was an Arab philosopher, and considered to be the founder of the Baghdad School of Islamic philosophy, and a teacher of the Sufi masters Junayd al-Baghdadi and Sirri Saqti. His full name is Abu Abdullah Harith bin Asad bin Ab ...

(781–857), founder of the Baghdad School of Islamic philosophy *

Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari ( ar, حارث غازي النظاري'; 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 s ...

(died 2015), an official of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula *

Hareth Al Naif Hareth Al Naif ( ar, حارث النايف; born 20 January 1993) is a Syrian professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are assoc ...

(born 1993), a Syrian footballer *

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 ( ar, أبو قتادة الأنصاري, Abū Qatāda al-Anṣārī), also known as Harith ibn Rab'i ( ar, الحارث بن ربعي, Ḥārith ibn Rabʿī), was one of the companions of Muhammad. He assisted the battles ...

, one of the companions of Muhammad *

Harith al-Sudani Captain Harith Al-Sudani (1981–2017, Arabic: حارث السوداني ) was an Iraqi soldier, spy and war hero in the Iraq–ISIS war. Al-Sudani infiltrated ISIS, becoming a trustee and car-bombs driver, allowing the Iraqi military to neutrali ...

(died 2017), Iraqi militaryman, spy and war hero *

Hareth Shanshal Sunaid Hareth Shanshal Talee'h Sunaid (Arabic: حارث شنشل طليع سنيد) is an Iraqi politician from the minority Mandaean faith (Arabic: الصابئة) and Member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq. He is the only MP from the Mandaea ...

, an Iraqi politician

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