2.5. The True Meaning of al-Ghayb (the Unseen) in Sūrat al-Baqarah
Read in Arabic: https://salamchinese.blogspot.com/2025/06/5.html بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Brothers and sisters, peace be upon you all. We praise Allah—the Most High, the Most Great—and send countless blessings upon our Seal of the Prophets, Muḥammad ﷺ. May Allah be pleased with all the Companions. Today, we share the topic of the true meaning of الغيب (al-ghayb). It may be rendered as that which is hidden, unseen, or imperceptible to the human eye —all of which are appropriate translations. In Sūrat al-Baqarah, the term al-ghayb is first mentioned in the third verse, describing those who believe in the unseen: الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُون [البقرة:3] 3.who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and donate from what We have provided for them, Exegetes explain its true meaning as “what the eye cannot see.”...