الظَّاهِرُ
Az-Zahir: The Uppermost One
The Prophet explained these in a succinct and clear way while addressing his Lord,
"You are the First, there was none before You. You are the Last, there will be none after You. Your are the Manifest, there is nothing above You. You are the Inward, there is nothing close to you."
"He is the First, the Last, the Manifest and the Inward. He is the All-Knower of everything." (57:3)
The Exalted said: “He is the First (nothing is before Him), and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him)”. (Al-Hadid: 3)
P.B.U.H. said: “And You are (Ad-Hdhaher) the Manifest, for nothing is higher than You.”
The Linguistic Meaning:
It has many meanings: Height, the Exalted said: “So they (Yajuj and Majuj) (Gog and Magog) could not scale it.” (Al-Kahf: 97). And it means victory and triumph, He the Exalted said: “ And they became the victorious (uppermost).” (As-Saff: 14); and it also means the helper, the Exalted said: “The angels are his helpers.” (At-Tahrim: 4). He is High above everything. He is the Manifest by His Clear Proofs, Wisdom and His Graces.
This name occurs in 1 verse of 1 surah.
هُوَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ٣
He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing.
He is the First; nothing existed before Him. He is the Last; nothing will exist after Him. He is the Apparent; there is nothing above Him. He is the Intimate; there is nothing without Him, and He knows everything, He does not miss anything.
Suhayl reported: Abu Sālih used to order us that if anyone of us wanted to sleep, he should lie on his right side, and then say: "O Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth and Lord of the Magnificent Throne! Our Lord, and the Lord of everything, the Cleaver of grains and date seeds, the…
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبَّ الأَرْضِ وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ…
