Zahir ( ar, ظاهر Ẓāhir) may refer to:
Philosophy
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Aẓ-Ẓāhir, one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "''Evident''" or ''"Outer"''.
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Zahir (Islam)
Ẓāhir or zaher ( ar, ظاهر) is an Arabic term in some tafsir (interpretations of the Quran) for what is external and manifest. Certain esoteric interpretations of Islam maintain that the Quran has an exoteric or apparent meaning, known as ' ...
, in Islam, the exterior, surface, or apparent meaning of things
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Ẓāhiri, a school of thought in Islamic Jurisprudence
Artistic works
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The Zahir
"The Zahir" (original Spanish title: "El Zahir") is a short story by the Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. It is one of the stories in the book '' The Aleph and Other Stories'', first published in 1949, and revised by the author in 1 ...
" (in the original Spanish, "El Zahir"), a 1949 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges
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''The Zahir'' (novel) (in the original Portuguese, ''O Zahir''), a 2005 novel from the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho
People
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Zahir (surname) Zahir is an Arabic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Abdul Zahir (Afghan Prime Minister) (1910–1983), former prime minister of Afghanistan
*Abdul Zahir (Guantanamo Bay detainee 753) (born 1972), Guantanamo Bay detainee
*Ahmad Za ...
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Al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah (1005–1036), seventh caliph of the Fātimids
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Az-Zahir of Aleppo, son of Saladin, leader of Ayyubid dynasty
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Az-Zahir (Abbasid caliph) (1176–1226), Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1225 to 1226
*al-Ẓāhir
Baybars
Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari ( ar, الملك الظاهر ركن الدين بيبرس البندقداري, ''al-Malik al-Ẓāhir Rukn al-Dīn Baybars al-Bunduqdārī'') (1223/1228 – 1 July 1277), of Turkic Kipchak ...
(ruled 1260–77), Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria
*az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din
Barquq
Al-Malik Az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq ( Circassian: Бэркъукъу аз-Захьир Сэфудин; ar, الملك الظاهر سيف الدين برقوق; ruled 1382–1389 and 1390–1399; born in Circassia) was the first Sultan of the ...
(died 1399), first sultan of the Mamluk Burji dynasty
*Zahir-ud-Din
Babur
Babur ( fa, , lit= tiger, translit= Bābur; ; 14 February 148326 December 1530), born Mīrzā Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad, was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his ...
(1483–1531), established the Mughal dynasty in India in 1526
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Zahir al-Umar, virtual Arab ruler of northern Palestine in the 18th century
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Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914–2007), last king of Afghanistan
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Zaheer Abbas (born 1947), Pakistani cricketer
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Zaheer Khan (born 1978), Indian cricketer
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Zahir Pajaziti
Zahir Pajaziti (1 November 1962 – 31 January 1997) was an Albanian commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). He was the first Commander of the KLA, known as "First Gun of Freedom". He was killed on 31 January 1997 in a gunfight with Yug ...
(born 1962), KLA Commander
Places
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Zahir Mosque
The Zahir Mosque ( ms, Masjid Zahir) is a mosque in Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia, and the state mosque of the state of Kedah. The Zahir Mosque is one of the grandest and oldest mosques in Malaysia, having been built in 1912. The Z ...
, Kedah's state mosque in Alor Setar
See also
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Zaheer (name) Zaheer () is an Urdu male given name and surname, a variant of Arabic Zahir.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Zaheer Abbas (1947–), Pakistani cricketer
*Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, American film director, writer and producer
* Zahee ...
, Urdu spelling
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Abdul Zahir (disambiguation)
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Zahir al-Din (disambiguation) Zahir al-Din ( ar, ظهیرالدّین ) may refer to:
*Zahir ad-Din Toghtekin (died 1128), Turkic military leader who was atabeg of Damascus
*Zahir-al-Din Faryabi (died 1201), Persian poet
*Zahir al-Din Karawi (floruit, fl. 1355/56), leader of t ...
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Arabic masculine given names