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Zahiri

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A liberal and literalist madhab in Islam that considers everything halal if it is not explicitly forbidden in the Quran and mutawatir hadiths

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noun

Meaning 2

A Muslim who adheres to this madhab

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَاهِرِيّ (ẓāhiriyy).