Zahir (Islam)
id:
zahir-islam-189-16024232
title:
Zahir (Islam)
text:
Ẓāhir or zaher is an Arabic term in some tafsir for what is external and manifest. Certain esoteric interpretations of Islam maintain that the Quran has an exoteric or apparent meaning, known as zahir, but also an underlying esoteric meaning, known as batin (baten), which can be interpreted only by a figure of esoteric knowledge. For Shi'a Muslims, the Imam of Time alone can understand the esoteric meaning. In Sufism, the actions of an individual are the zahir, and the intention in the heart is
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Islamic term referring to outer meaning
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahir_(Islam)
date created:
2007-06-02T20:01:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T10:52:14Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q4992234","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4992234"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
15