Zihrun

Zihrun
Other namesZahrun
AbodeWorld of Light
TextsZihrun Raza Kasia

Zihrun (Classical Mandaic: ࡆࡉࡄࡓࡅࡍ, lit. 'he [the Life] warned me'; sometimes also spelled Zahrun or Zahroon), is an uthra (angel or guardian) in the World of Light. He is the main subject of the Mandaean scroll Zihrun Raza Kasia.

The uthra Zhir (meaning 'secured') is often mentioned as part of a pair with Zihrun.

Zihrun is also a Mandaean male given name. Well-known historical Mandaean priests named Zihrun include the 19th-century priest Ram Zihrun.

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