Zahir

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Zahir may refer to:

Contents 1 Philosophy 2 Artistic works 3 People 4 Places

[edit] Philosophy

• Zahir (Islam), in Islam, the exterior, surface, or apparent meaning of things
• Zahiri, a school of thought in Islamic Jurisprudence

[edit] Artistic works

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

[edit] People

• Ali az-Zahir (1005-1036), seventh caliph of the Fātimids
• Abdul Zahir (Afghan Prime Minister) (1910-1983), former prime minister of Afghanistan
• Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914-2007), last king of Afghanistan
• Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979), Afghan singer and poet
• Mohommad Zahir (1953- ), Guantanamo Bay detainee
• Mohamed Zahir, Chief of Staff of the Republic of Maldives National Defence Force
• Abdul Zahir (Guantanamo detainee 753) (1972- ), Guantanamo Bay detainee

[edit] Places

• Zahir Mosque, Kedah's state mosque in Alor Setar