هُوَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَٱلْءَاخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٣﴾
Yeye ndiye wa Mwanzo na ndiye wa Mwisho, naye ndiye wa Dhaahiri na wa Siri, naye ndiye Mjuzi wa kila kitu.
Name 75 of 99
Meaning: Aliye Dhahiri
Nothing is above Him; His signs are clear in creation.
Verses where the name Az-Zahir appears:
هُوَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَٱلْءَاخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٣﴾
Yeye ndiye wa Mwanzo na ndiye wa Mwisho, naye ndiye wa Dhaahiri na wa Siri, naye ndiye Mjuzi wa kila kitu.
Az-Zahir (الظَّاهِرُ) means “Aliye Dhahiri”. It is the 75th name in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah.
It is written الظَّاهِرُ.