Zahir ( Ẓāhir) may refer to:

Philosophy

* Aẓ-Ẓāhir, one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "The Manifest, The Evident, The Outer". *

Zahir (Islam) Ẓāhir or zaher () 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 ''zahir'', bu ...

, in Islam, the exterior, surface, or apparent meaning of things * Ẓāhiri, a school of thought in Islamic Jurisprudence

Artistic works

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 1974. ...

" (in the original Spanish, "El Zahir"), a 1949 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges * ''The Zahir'' (novel) (in the original Portuguese, ''O Zahir''), a 2005 novel from the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho

People

* Zahir (surname) * Al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah (1005–1036), seventh caliph of the Fātimids * Az-Zahir of Aleppo (1172-1216), son of Saladin, leader of Ayyubid dynasty *

Az-Zahir (Abbasid caliph) Abū Nasr Muhammad ibn al-Nāsir (; 1175 – 11 July 1226), better known with his regnal name al-Ẓāhir bi-Amr Allāh (, ), was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest ...

(1176–1226), Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1225 to 1226 *al-Ẓāhir

Baybars Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari (; 1223/1228 – 1 July 1277), commonly known as Baibars or Baybars () and nicknamed Abu al-Futuh (, ), was the fourth Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria, of Turkic Kipchak origin, in the Ba ...

(1223/1228–1277), Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria *az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din

Barquq Al-Malik Az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq (; born ) was the first Sultan of the Circassians, Circassian Mamluk Burji dynasty of Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo), Egypt ruling from 1382 to 1389 and 1390 to 1399. Born to a Christianity, Christian father in Cir ...

(1336-1399), first sultan of the Mamluk Burji dynasty *Zahir-ud-Din

Babur Babur (; 14 February 148326 December 1530; born 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 father and mother respectively. He was also ...

(1483–1531), established the Mughal dynasty in India in 1526 * Zahir Al Ghafri (1956-2024), Omani poet *

Zahir al-Umar Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani, alternatively spelled Dhaher el-OmarDAAHL Site Rec ...

(1689/90-1775), virtual Arab ruler of northern Palestine in the 18th century *

Zahir Pajaziti Zahir Pajaziti (1 November 1962 – 31 January 1997) was one of the founders and early commanders of Kosovo Liberation Army. He was the first Commander of the KLA, known as "First Gun of Freedom". Early life Zahir Pajaziti was born in the vi ...

(1962-1997), The first Commander of the

Kosovo Liberation Army The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA; , UÇK) was an Albanians, ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought the separation of Kosovo, the vast majority of which is inhabited by Albanians, from the Republic of Serbia (1992–2006), Republic of R ...

Mohammed Zahir Shah Mohammad Zāhir Shāh (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. Ruling for 40 years, Zahir Shah was the longest-serving ruler of Afghanistan since t ...

(1914–2007), last king of Afghanistan *

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 Pakistani former cricketer. He is among the few professional cricketers who used to wear spect ...

(born 1947), Pakistani cricketer *

Zaheer Khan Zaheer Khan (born 8 October 1978) (''Zaheer's official records say he was born in Shrirampur, Maharashtra on October 7. But as it turns out, his actual birth date is October 8, 1978'') is an Indian former professional cricketer who played all f ...

(born 1978), Indian cricketer

Places

Zahir Mosque The Zahir Mosque (, ) is a Sunni mosque in Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia, and the state mosque of Kedah. Built in British Malaya in 1912, the Zahir Mosque is one of the grandest and oldest mosques in Malaysia. History The mosque wa ...

, Kedah's state mosque in Alor Setar

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