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" (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
Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥākim ( ar, أبو الحسن علي ابن الحاكم; 20 June 1005 – 13 June 1036), better known with his regnal name al-Ẓāhir li-iʿzāz Dīn Allāh ( ar, الظاهر لإعزاز دين الله, ...
(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)
Abū Nasr Muhammad ibn al-Nāsir ( ar, أبو نصر محمد بن الناصر; 1175 – 11 July 1226), better known with his regnal name al-Zāhir bi-Amr Allāh ( ar, الظاهر بأمر الله, , He Who Appears Openly by the Order of God ...
(1176–1226), Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1225 to 1226
*al-Ẓāhir
Baybars (ruled 1260–77), Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria
*az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din
Barquq (died 1399), first sultan of the Mamluk Burji dynasty
*Zahir-ud-Din
Babur (1483–1531), established the Mughal dynasty in India in 1526
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Zahir al-Umar
Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani, alternatively spelled Daher al-Omar or Dahir al-Umar ( ar, ظاهر العمر الزيداني, translit=Ẓāhir al-ʿUmar az-Zaydānī, 1689/90 – 21 or 22 August 1775) was the autonomous Arab ruler of northern Pale ...
, virtual Arab ruler of northern Palestine in the 18th century
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Mohammed Zahir Shah
Mohammed Zahir Shah (Pashto/Dari: , 15 October 1914 – 23 July 2007) was the last king of Afghanistan, reigning from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed on 17 July 1973. Serving for 40 years, Zahir was the longest-serving ruler of Afghanistan ...
(1914–2007), last king of Afghanistan
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Zaheer Abbas
Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani PP, (in Punjabi and Urdu: سید ظہیر عباس کرمانی; born 24 July 1947), popularly known as Zaheer Abbas, is a former Pakistani cricketer. He is among few professional cricketers who used to wear spectacles ...
(born 1947), Pakistani cricketer
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Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan (born 8 October 1978) is an Indian former professional cricketer who played all forms of the game for the Indian national team from 2000 till 2014. He is a fast-medium left-arm bowler. He was the second-most successful Indian pace ...
(born 1978), Indian cricketer
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Zahir Pajaziti (born 1962), KLA Commander
Places
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Zahir Mosque, 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
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, Urdu spelling
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Abdul Zahir (disambiguation) ʻAbd al-Ẓāhir (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الظاهر) literally, "servant (or slave) of the Evident (Outer)," "evident" or "outer" being a reference to Allah, is the name of:
*Abdul Zahir (politician)
Abdul Zahir (3 May 1910 – 21 ...
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Zahir al-Din (disambiguation)
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Arabic masculine given names