Questions tagged [ilm-al-ghaib]

Among Muslims, controlling the djinn or the shayatin for worldly gain is considered a form of magic, and practicing magic is clearly condemned by God in the Qur'an (i.e., Qur'an 2:102). As such, one could easily derive that a devout Muslim should…

I have heard this term from multiple people with different interpretations and which confused me on the fundamental level. What is meant by ilm e ghaib and why everyone debates on whether Nabi had it or not?

i know that no one but Allah alone knows the unseen. So if someone asks me how the shaytan might look like on the day of resurrection and I answer that he will look wretched am i committing blasphemy by claiming to know the unseen? I hope for an…