Arif (given name)
| Arif | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʕaːrɪf] |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | smart, knowledgeable and wise |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Aref, Aarif, Aaref |
| See also | Arifa, Maarif, Muarif |
Arif (also spelled Aref in Persian, Arabic: عارف or Arief in Indonesian) is a common male given name in various Muslim countries, such as Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey. In early Islam It can also refer to a man who has been taught customary law and entrusted with certain duties: Distributing stipends to the warriors, collecting blood money, guarding the interest of orphans, and assisting in controlling of the markets.[1]
Given name
Aarif
- Aarif Rahman, Hong Kong actor
Aref
- Aref al-Aref, Palestinian journalist and politician
- Aref Arefkia, Iranian pop singer
- Aref al-Dajani, Palestinian politician
- Aref Durvesh, Indian musician
- Aref Qazvini, Iranian poet
- Aref Tayfour, Iraqi politician
Arief
- Arief Budiman, Indonesian political activist
- Arief Yahya, current Indonesian Minister of Tourism
Arif
- Arif Alaftargil (born 1973), Turkish alpine skier
- Arif Aziz, Azerbaijan artist and educator
- Arif Dirlik, Turkish historian
- Arif Erdem, Turkish footballer
- Arif Heralić, Bosnian metal worker
- Arif Karaoğlan, Turkish-German footballer
- Arif Mirabdolbaghi, Canadian musician
- Arif Pašalić, Bosnian military officer
- Arif Sağ, Turkish singer
- Arif Şentürk, Turkish singer
- Arif Susam, Turkish singer
- Arif Ansari, Academic Head
- Benjamin Arif Dousa, president of Sweden's Moderata ungdomsförbundet
References
- ↑ "And Amicable Settlement Is Best": Ṣulḥ and Dispute Resolution in Islamic Law. Aida Othman. Arab Law Quarterly , Vol. 21, No. 1 (2007), pp. 64-90 Published by: BRILL Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27650573
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