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 THE BEAUTIFUL NAMES:

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   Sufi Wazifa Practice

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   Numerical Index

   Some Additional Wazaif

   Pronunciation Guide

   Origins of this List

   Hebrew Beautiful Names

   Chants of the 99 Names

   References

az-Zâhir                                az-Zâhir  75                       

        The Manifest,  The Conspicuous,  The Evident
 

The One who has manifest all of creation and who is manifest in all of creation.

The One whose nature and existence is demonstrated in all of creation.

The One whose essence and attributes are shown throughout all of creation.

The One who is above creation, yet who is made visible through creation.
 

From the root z-h-r which has the following classical Arabic connotations:

to be visible, manifest, obvious, clear, distinct
to open, to come out, to cause to appear after being concealed
to be conspicuous, distinct
to ascend, mount, have higher status
to have the upper hand, subdue, overcome
to endorse, help, aid, support others, render superior

This name is used in the Qur'ân. For example, see 57:3

Note that the letter z sounds nothing at all like the English letter z, but rather is a open-jaw "th" sound.

The ancient root of z-h-r points toward that which goes from the center and spreads out, disperses or radiates into being, which is to say that it becomes outwardly manifest.

Zâhir (manifest) and Bâtin (hidden) are complementary attributes. 

Zâhir is that which is outward, manifest, apparent, visible.

Bâtin is that which is inward, concealed, obscured.

(Also written as al-zahir, al-zaahir, az-zahir, az-zaahir, the Manifest: ya zahir, ya zaahir)