Zahir __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text 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 <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/books/encyclopedias/dictionary-of-islam-hughes ">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail