What Is Ghaib Meaning? A Simple Answer All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and his companions. To proceed: The unseen (al-ghayb) is that which cannot be perceived by the five senses that bring knowledge: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. It is also that whose knowledge no one can fully grasp except through what Allah has informed us of through the tongues of the prophets, such as Paradise,