Zahiri

See also: zahiri and zâhirî

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَاهِرِيّ (ẓāhiriyy).

Proper noun

Zahiri

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

Noun

Zahiri (plural Zahiris)

1. A Muslim who adheres to this madhab