Az-Zahir
الظَّاهِر
The Manifest
What it means
Aẓ-Ẓāhir is manifest through evidence: every atom, every function of the body, every design in the natural world points to Him. He is not seen with the eye but known with unmistakable clarity through what He made.
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
Sources for this entry
The Arabic name and its enumeration follow the traditional list in Sunan al-Tirmidhī (§3507). The concise explanation reflects the consensus classical understanding taught in Al-Ghazālī's Al-Maqṣad al-Asnā and Ibn Kathīr's tafsīr. Qur'anic references are locations where the name appears in the Mushaf.
Contemplate Az-Zahir with SABR
Learning the names of Allah alongside memorising His words is one of the highest forms of study. SABR pairs one name per day with your memorisation session.