Zahir

Posted on 07/22/2012 by marina

ZAHIR ظاهر
“Outward, exterior, manifest.” A word much used in Muslim theology to express that which is manifest, as distinguished from batin, “interior” or khafi, “that which is hidden.”

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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