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- noun Islam The external or apparent
meaning of theQur'an
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Wikipedia entry on his story does also tell what zahir means; it says:
my eyes are blind yet I can see asakiyume 2008
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I was thinking of him because I wanted to know what zahir meant, and he had written a short story called "The Zahir," and I got fascinated, reading about it.
my eyes are blind yet I can see asakiyume 2008
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Easy Solution For Delphirod by aisha zahir on Monday, Feb 5, 2007 at 10: 56: 05 AM
Six Lies You Shouldn't Believe About Iran, Especially Since, Hey, There's People Down Here. 2007
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Eliot Gould by aisha zahir on Monday, Feb 5, 2007 at 9: 53: 20 PM
Six Lies You Shouldn't Believe About Iran, Especially Since, Hey, There's People Down Here. 2007
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American Arrogance by aisha zahir on Sunday, Feb 4, 2007 at 4: 40: 47 PM right on by billp37 on Sunday, Feb 4, 2007 at 6: 35: 50 PM
Six Lies You Shouldn't Believe About Iran, Especially Since, Hey, There's People Down Here. 2007
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