Khidr or al-Khidr (Arabic: الخضر al-Khiḍr; also transcribed as al-Khadir, Khader/Khadr, Khidr, Khedher, Khizr, Khizir, Khyzer, Qeezr, Qhezr, Qhizyer, Qhezar, Khizar, Xızır, Hızır) is a name ascribed to a figure in the Quran as a righteous servant of God possessing great wisdom or mystic knowledge.