Sharaf

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Sharaf is the sixteenth month of the Badíʻ (Baháʼí) calendar, whose name signifies "honour" or "nobility."

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sharaf canonical 3
ash-Sharīfayn means the Noble 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baháʼí calendar month
month of the Badíʻ calendar
associatedWithLanguage Arabic
belongsToSeries 19 months named after attributes of God
calendarFamily Baháʼí Badíʻ calendar
calendarStructureContext Badíʻ calendar has 19 months of 19 days each
calendarType solar calendar
culturalContext global Baháʼí community
etymologyOrigin Arabic word for honour or nobility
follows Qawl
hasFixedLength 19 days
hasSymbolicTheme honour
nobility
hasTransliteration Sharaf
hasUnicodeScript Arabic script for original name
nameMeaning honour
nobility
partOf Badíʻ calendar
positionInBadíʻCalendar 16
precedes Sultán
religiousSignificance reflects divine attribute of honour
reflects divine attribute of nobility
religiousTradition Baháʼí Faith
linked to: Baha'i Faith
timeSystem Badíʻ year of 361 days plus intercalary days
linked to: Badíʻ calendar
usedByCommunity Baháʼís
linked to: Baha'i Faith
usedFor dating Baháʼí holy days and events
religious observances in the Baháʼí Faith
usedIn Baháʼí administrative calendar
linked to: Badíʻ calendar
writingSystem Arabic script
linked to: Arabic alphabet

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Servant of the Two Noble Sanctuaries etymologyComponent ash-Sharīfayn means the Noble
linked to: Sharaf
Masáʼil precedes Sharaf
Sharaf hasTransliteration Sharaf