Batin

Batin may refer to:

Batin (Posušje)

Batin is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 1991 census, the village is located in the municipality of Posušje. From Batin comes the famous politician Ljubo Cesic Rojs.

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Coordinates: 43°26′20″N 17°20′34″E / 43.4389°N 17.3428°E / 43.4389; 17.3428

Batin (Islam)

Batin (Arabic: باطن) literally means 'inner', 'inward', 'hidden', etc. The Quran, for instance, has a hidden meaning in contrast to its exterior or apparent meaning (the Zahir). Sufis believe that likewise, every individual has a batin which is the world of souls. This is the inward self of the individual which when cleansed with the light of one's spiritual guide, elevates a person spiritually. Some This notion is connected to Allah's attribute of Al-Batin i.e. the Hidden One who cannot be seen but exists in every realm.

Muslim groups believe that the bāṭen can only be fully understood and interpreted by a figure with esoteric knowledge, who for Shia Muslims is the Imam of the Time.

In a wider sense, bāṭen can refer to the inner meaning or reality behind all existence, the ẓāher being the world of form and apparent meaning. It may also refer to the unseen world of angels and jinns as described in the Quran. In short, anything that is hidden as opposed to that which is evident is bāṭen or hidden and unseen.