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Sherif (also transliterated Sharīf or Sharif, Shareef, Shareef, Alsharif, Alshareef (Template:Lang-ar šarīf), or Chérif (Maghrebi Arabic: Chorfa) is a traditional Arabic title and name. It is sometimes spelled Sheriff rather than Sherif, with the latter variant used, for example, by T. E. Lawrence in Seven Pillars of Wisdom.

The term is Arabic for "noble", "highborn", and is used to describe the descendants of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hassan ibn Ali.

Sunnis in the Arab world reserve the term sharif/sherif or shareef for descendants of Hasan ibn Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Sayyid is used for descendants of Husayn ibn Ali, Hasan's younger brother.

Both Hasan and Husayn were grandsons of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, through the marriage of his cousin Ali and his daughter Fatima.

From 1201 until 1925, when the Hejaz was conquered by Ibn Saud, this family (the descendants of Hasan ibn Ali) held the office of the Sharif of Mecca, often also carrying the title and office of King of Hejaz.

The word has no etymological connection with the English term sheriff, which comes from the Old English word scīrgerefa, meaning "shire-reeve", the local reeve (enforcement agent) of the king in the shire (county).^[1]

Given name

Sherif Abdel-Fadil (born 1983), Egyptian footballer
Sherif Afifi, Egyptian conservator
Sherif Faruqi, Bangladeshi science fiction writer

Surname

Amro Sherif (born 1991), Egyptian basketball player
Mayar Sherif (born 1996), Egyptian women's tennis pro
Mohamed Saad El Din Sherif (died 1997), Egyptian general
Muzafer Sherif (1906–1988), Turkish-American psychologist, one of the founders of social psychology
Safwat El-Sherif (born 1933), Egyptian politician

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-'''[[Sharif|Sherif]]''' (also transliterated Sharīf or '''[[Sharif]]''', '''Shareef''', '''Shareef''', '''Alsharif''', '''Alshareef''' ({{lang-ar|شريف}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|šarīf}}''), or '''Chérif''' ([[Maghrebi Arabic]]: Chorfa) is a traditional [[Arabic]] [[title]] and name.
+'''[[Sharif|Sherif]]''' (also transliterated Sharīf or '''[[Sharif]]''', '''Shareef''', '''Shareef''', '''Alsharif''', '''Alshareef''' ({{lang-ar|شريف}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|šarīf}}''), or '''Chérif''' ([[Maghrebi Arabic]]: Chorfa) is a traditional [[Arabic]] [[title]] and name. It is sometimes spelled '''Sheriff''' rather than  '''Sherif''', with the latter variant used, for example, by [[T. E. Lawrence]] in ''[[Seven Pillars of Wisdom]]''.
-The term is [[Arabic language|Arabic]] for "noble", "highborn", and is used to describe the descendants of Prophet [[Muhammad]]'s grandson [[Hassan ibn Ali]] and is sometimes spelled '''Sheriff''' or  '''Sherif''', with the latter variant used, for example, by [[T. E. Lawrence]] in ''[[Seven Pillars of Wisdom]]''.
+The term is [[Arabic language|Arabic]] for "noble", "highborn", and is used to describe the descendants of Prophet [[Muhammad]]'s grandson [[Hassan ibn Ali]].
-From 1201 until 1925, when the [[Hejaz]] was conquered by [[Ibn Saud]], this family (the descendants of Hasan ibn Ali) held the office of the [[Sharif of Mecca]], often also carrying the title and office of [[King of Hejaz]].
 [[Sunni Islam|Sunnis]] in the [[Arab world]] reserve the term ''sharif/sherif or shareef'' for descendants of [[Hasan ibn Ali]], grandson of the Islamic [[prophet]] [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]]. ''[[Sayyid]]'' is used for descendants of [[Husayn ibn Ali]], Hasan's younger brother.
 Both Hasan and Husayn were grandsons of the Islamic Prophet [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]], through the marriage of his cousin [[Ali]] and his daughter [[Fatimah|Fatima]].
+From 1201 until 1925, when the [[Hejaz]] was conquered by [[Ibn Saud]], this family (the descendants of Hasan ibn Ali) held the office of the [[Sharif of Mecca]], often also carrying the title and office of [[King of Hejaz]].
 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).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=sheriff&searchmode=none|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|website=www.etymonline.com}}</ref>

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