zahir (ẓāhir)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: External, apparent

Long Description: Opposite of bāṭin (inner, hidden). Aẓ-Ẓāhir : the External, or the Apparent, is one of the Names of God in the Qur’ān.

Sources: Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt)

Notes & References: See Form and Substance in the Religions (Chapter “The Cross of Space and Time in Koranic Onomatology”)