Philosophy

• Zahir (Islam)
  Zahir (Islam)
  According to some Muslim groups, zahir is the exoteric or apparent meaning of the Quran. In other words, this refers to interpretations of Quranic doctrine that are conducted by normal human beings...
  
  , in Islam, the exterior, surface, or apparent meaning of things
• Ẓāhirī
  Zahiri
  Ẓāhirī , is a school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence and Aqida. The school is named after one of its early prominent jurists, Dawud ibn Khalaf al-Zahiri Ẓāhirī , is a school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence and Aqida. The school is named after one of its early prominent jurists, Dawud ibn...
  
  , a school of thought in Islamic Jurisprudence

Artistic works

• "The Zahir
  The Zahir
  The Zahir is a short story by the Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. It is one of the stories in the book The Aleph and Other Stories, first published in 1949, and revised by the author in 1974....
  
  " (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

People

• Ali az-Zahir
  Ali az-Zahir
  ʻAlī az-Zāhir was the Seventh Caliph of the Fātimids . Az-Zāhir assumed the Caliphate after the disappearance of his father Tāriqu l-Ḥakīm bi Amr al-Lāh...
  
   (1005–1036), seventh caliph of the Fātimids
• Az-Zahir of Aleppo, son of Saladin, leader of Ayyubid dynasty
• Az-Zahir (Abbasid caliph) (1176–1226), Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1225 to 1226
• al-Ẓāhir Baybars (ruled 1260-77), Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria
• az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq (ruledied 1399), first sultan of the Mamluk Burji dynasty
• Zahir-ud-Din Babur
  Babur
  Babur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
  
   (1483–1531), established the Mughal dynasty in India in 1526
• Abdul Zahir (Afghan Prime Minister) (1910–1983), former prime minister of Afghanistan
• Mohammed Zahir Shah
  Mohammed Zahir Shah
  Mohammed Zahir Shah was the last King of Afghanistan, reigning for four decades, from 1933 until he was ousted by a coup in 1973...
  
   (1914–2007), last king of Afghanistan
• Ahmad Zahir
  Ahmad Zahir
  Ahmad Zahir was a singer, songwriter, and composer from Afghanistan. He is considered an icon of Afghan music and is sometimes called the "King of Afghan music"...
  
   (1946–1979), Singer from Afghanistan
• Zaheer Abbas
  Zaheer Abbas
  Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani , popularly known as Zaheer Abbas, is a former Pakistani cricketer, regarded as one of the finest batsman produced by that country. He is widely known as the "Asian Bradman", a reference to former Australian great Sir Donald Bradman...
  
   (born 1947), Pakistani cricketer
• Mohommad Zahir
  Mohommad Zahir
  Mohommad Zahir is a citizen of Afghanistan, currently held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number is 1103....
  
   (born 1953), Guantanamo Bay detainee
• Mohamed Zahir
  Mohamed Zahir
  Major General Mohamed Zahir is the former Chief of Defence Force of the Maldives National Defence Force of the Republic of Maldives...
  
   (born c. 1950), Chief of Staff of the Republic of Maldives National Defence Force
• Abdul Zahir (Guantanamo Bay detainee 753) (born 1972), Guantanamo Bay detainee
• Zaheer Khan
  Zaheer Khan
  Zaheer Khan is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. A left arm fast bowler considered as the best of the Indian fast bowling attack, Zaheer is known for his ability to swing the ball both ways, and as a batsman also holds the record for the highest Test...
  
  (born 1978), Indian cricketer