Harith or Hareth ( ar, حارث) is a common

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

name, meaning "the great lion" or "he who digs the earth". Notable people with the name include: * Ali ibn Abd al-Muttalib, one of the uncles of Muhammad * Al-Harith ibn Hilliza al-Yashkuri, 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 (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, 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 (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 (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 (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

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