/hah roohn" ahl rah sheed"/ ; Arab. /hah rddoohn" ahrdd'rddah sheed"/
A.D. 764?-809, caliph of Baghdad 786-809: one of the greatest Abbasids, he was made almost a legendary hero in the Arabian Nights.
Also, Haroun-al-Raschid, Harun ar-Rashid /hah roohn" ahr'rah sheed"/ ; Arab. /hah rddoohn" ahrdd'rddah sheed"/ .