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الظَاهِر
Aẓ-Ẓāhir Meaning
- Transliteration
- Aẓ-Ẓāhir
- Pronunciation
- Az-Za-hir
- English meaning
- The Manifest, The Evident One
- German meaning
- Der Offenbare, der über allem Erscheinende
- Turkish meaning
- Varlığı delilleriyle aşikâr olan, her şeyin üstünde olan
What does Aẓ-Ẓāhir mean?
The One whose existence is made evident through His signs in creation and who is above all. This does not imply bodily visibility or spatial manifestation.
How can I call upon Allah with Aẓ-Ẓāhir in dua?
Invoke to ask for clarity and to find spiritual evidence and truth in the physical world.
Reflection
To know Aẓ-Ẓāhir is to see the universe as a vast mirror reflecting the attributes of the Creator.
Source note
Complementary to Al-Bāṭin. Tanzih note: 'manifest' means evident through signs and effects, not physically visible.
Qur'anic reference / basis: (57:3)
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