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  • noun Islam The internal or hidden meaning of the Qur'an

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Examples

  • The cobaltic had brought a basket and opened it to reveal covered dishes of the puree of grains and legumes that the Batinites favored on their picnic outings and which the Earthlings called batin-hummus.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • 'batin'-soci'ty an' talk all de evening w'en dere was Paublo Johnson standin 'up all de evenin' from stiffness he cotched from ole man

    Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 Various

  • In his other works, he reflects on the meanings of this important ritual: for him, each station of the hajj has an apparent (zahir) and hidden (batin) meaning, an earthly and heavenly significance that we must strive to know.

    Zahra N. Jamal, Ph.D.: Hajj Diaries: The Multiple Dimensions Of Muslim Pilgrimage Ph.D. Zahra N. Jamal 2011

  • In his other works, he reflects on the meanings of this important ritual: for him, each station of the hajj has an apparent (zahir) and hidden (batin) meaning, an earthly and heavenly significance that we must strive to know.

    Zahra N. Jamal, Ph.D.: Hajj Diaries: The Multiple Dimensions Of Muslim Pilgrimage Ph.D. Zahra N. Jamal 2011

  • Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, maaf zahir batin ... semoga sihat selalu mr Azmie cheers

    Wish Eid'ul Fitri To All My Friends Azmie aka switch image 2008

  • Mohon maaf lahir dan batin: Please forgive my trespasses sinsIndonesian

    Happy holidays! « Gender Across Borders 2009

  • Muslims also greet one another with "mohon maaf lahir dan batin" in Indonesia and "maaf zahir dan batin" in Malaysia, which means "Forgive my physical and emotional wrongdoings", because Eid ul-Fitr is not only for celebrations but also the time for Muslims to ask for forgiveness for any sin which they may have committed but was cleansed as a result of the fasting in the Muslim month of Ramadan.

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • Muslims also greet one another with "mohon maaf lahir dan batin" in Indonesia and "maaf zahir dan batin" in Malaysia, which means "Forgive my physical and emotional wrongdoings", because Eid ul-Fitr is not only for celebrations but also the time for Muslims to ask for forgiveness for any sin which they may have committed but was cleansed as a result of the fasting in the Muslim month of Ramadan.

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • I said, 'After all these years, you're still batin', huh? '' '

    USATODAY.com - Scores 2005

  • Overpowered by Nietzsche through Heidegger's reading, they have a batin of nihilism, the abyss.

    Archive 2007-12-01 enowning 2007

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