Sharif 843060 225334192 2008-07-13T03:53:57Z Kimse 2380310 adding [[az:Şərif]] {{Unreferenced|date=December 2007}} {{otheruses}} '''''Sharīf''''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: شريف) is a traditional [[Arab]] [[Tribe|tribal]] [[title]] given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets, such as property, wells, and land. Primarily [[Sunni Islam|Sunnis]] in the [[Arab world]] reserve the term ''sharif'' for descendants of [[Hasan ibn Ali]], while ''sayyid'' is used for descendants of [[Husayn ibn Ali]]. Both Hasan and Husayn are grandchildren of [[Muhammad]], through the marriage of his cousin [[Ali]] and his daughter [[Fatima]]. However ever since the post-Hashemite era began, the term ''sayyid'' has been used to denote descendants from both Hasan and Husayn. Arab [[Shia Islam|Shiites]] use the terms ''sayyid'' and ''habib'' to denote descendants from both Hasan and Husayn; see also [[ashraf]]. From 1201 until the [[Hejaz]] was conquered by [[Ibn Saud]] in 1925, this family held the office of the [[Sharif of Mecca|Sharīf of Makkah]], often also carrying the title and office of King of Hejaz. Descendants now rule the [[Jordan|Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan]], the name being taken from the [[Banu Hashim]], the sub-tribe of [[Banu Quraish]], to which Muhammad belonged. The word has no etymological connection with the [[English language|English]] term ''[[sheriff]]'', which comes from the [[Old English language|Old English]] word ''scīrgerefa'', meaning "shire-reeve," the local [[Reeve (England)|reeve]] (enforcement agent) of the king in the [[shire]] (county). ==Usage in Popular culture== * "[[Rock the Casbah]]," a song by [[The Clash]] {{MEast-stub}} [[Category:Titles]] [[Category:Arabic words and phrases]] [[Category:Islamic honorifics]] [[Category:Titles in Pakistan]] [[az:Şərif]] [[ca:Xerif]] [[da:Scherif]] [[de:Scherif]] [[es:Jerife]] [[fr:Chérif]] [[it:Sharif]] [[he:שריף (אסלאם)]] [[lv:Šarifs]] [[nl:Sjarief]] [[sv:Sharif]] [[tr:Şerif (din)]]