al-ghayb (the unseen)

E519664

Islamic theological concept unseen reality

Al-ghayb (the unseen) is an Islamic theological concept referring to hidden realities known only to God, including matters such as the future, the afterlife, and the inner secrets of creation.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
al-Ghayba	1
al-ghayb	0

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic theological concept ⓘ unseen reality ⓘ
accessMethod	authentic prophetic reports ⓘ divine revelation (waḥy) ⓘ
associatedWith	God’s exclusive knowledge ⓘ divine knowledge ⓘ
believedBy	Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ
cannotBeKnownBy	empirical observation ⓘ independent human reason alone ⓘ
centralTo	Islamic creed (ʿaqīdah) ⓘ
contrastedWith	al‑shahāda (the seen, manifest world) ⓘ
denialConsidered	a deviation from Islamic orthodoxy ⓘ
describedIn	Hadith literature ⓘ Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ
epistemicStatus	beyond human sensory perception ⓘ known only through revelation ⓘ
hasLanguage	Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMeaning	the unseen ⓘ
includes	Hellfire (Jahannam) NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradise (Jannah) NERFINISHED ⓘ details of the Last Day ⓘ future events ⓘ hidden decrees of God (al‑qadar) ⓘ inner secrets of creation ⓘ knowledge of what is in people’s hearts ⓘ realities of the angels ⓘ realities of the jinn ⓘ the Day of Resurrection NERFINISHED ⓘ the afterlife ⓘ
knownOnlyBy	Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ
label	al-ghayb ⓘ al-ghayb (Arabic: الغيب) ⓘ al-ghayb (the unseen) ⓘ
mentionedIn	Qur’an 2:3 ⓘ
moralImplication	cultivates trust in God ⓘ encourages humility before God’s knowledge ⓘ
relatedConcept	al‑qadar (divine decree) ⓘ tawḥīd (oneness of God) NERFINISHED ⓘ īmān bil‑ghayb (faith in the unseen) ⓘ
requires	faith (īmān) ⓘ
scope	future realities hidden from humans ⓘ past realities hidden from humans ⓘ present realities hidden from humans ⓘ
theologicalFunction	distinguishes Creator’s knowledge from creation’s knowledge ⓘ grounds belief in eschatology ⓘ supports the concept of prophecy ⓘ
usedInReligion	Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lisān al-Ghayb → etymologyComponent → al-ghayb (the unseen) ⓘ

Occultation → ArabicName → al-ghayb (the unseen) ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Ghayba