Belief in the unseen, or ghayb, is a cornerstone of īmān. However, the ghayb is relative—what is hidden from one person may be seen or known by another. Perhaps it is the loss of īmān in the unseen world generally that has led to the juncture we are at—where the phantoms of ghosts and animated spectres crowd the screens of our young children’s excited minds. The degree to which our Prophet Muḥammad (peace be upon him) knew the full extent of the ghayb has been controversial for centuries, sparki ...