Harith

Harith is a Sanskrit word, meaning Green color and refers to one of the Surya's seven horses.

Harith or Haris is a common Arabic name( Arabic='حارس و حارث'), Harith meaning the Lion which digs the earth and Haris meaning guardian or guard, and may refer to:

  • Harith al-Dhari (born 1941), Sunni Arab cleric, and chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars
  • Harith Gassani, contemporary of Muhammad, and Governor of Syria
  • Harith Ibn Hilliza Ul-Yashkuri, 5th century pre-Islamic Arabian poet
  • Harith ibn Harb, brother of the man who would be Muhammad's arch enemy, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
  • Harith ibn Rab'i, one of the companions of Muhammad
  • Harith ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, one of the uncles of Muhammad, and a Sahaba