Shariif

Shariif waxa kale oo loo higaadiyay Sharif (iyo, wadamada Francophone Romanization waa caadada, Cherif ama Charif ), waa magac sax ah oo laga soo qaatay ereyga Carabiga shariif ( شريف , 'sharaf', 'sare', 'sharaf'), asal ahaan magac tilmaamaya qofka ka soo jeeda qoyska nebi Muxammad صلي الله عليه وسلم. Si ka sii ballaadhan, magaca shariifku waxa uu ahaa mid taariikh ahaan lagu dabaqi jiray cid kasta oo ku abtirsata haybta sharafta leh ama siyaasadda dalalka Islaamka.