What is Ghayba in Islam?

Islam. Give Feedback External Websites. Ghaybah, (Arabic: “absence,” or “concealment”), Islāmic doctrine, especially among such Shīʿite sects as the Ithnā ʿAsharīyah, or “Twelvers.” The term refers to the disappearance from view of the 12th and last imam (leader), Muḥammad al-Mahdī al-Ḥujjah, in 878.

What is religious occultation?

Occultation (Arabic: غَيْبَة‎, ghaybah) in Shia Islam refers to a belief that the messianic figure known as the Mahdi, a cultivated male descendant of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, has already been born and subsequently went into hiding, from which he will one day emerge with Jesus and establish global justice.

What happened to Imam Mahdi?

For Twelvers, the Mahdi was born but disappeared, and would remain hidden from humanity until he reappears to bring justice to the world, a doctrine known as the Occultation.

What is the greater occultation?

The Major Occultation (Arabic: ٱلْغَيْبَة ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ‎, al-Ghaybah al-Kubrā), according to Shia, is Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi’s second occultation after the Minor Occultation. Upon the death of his father, while still a child, it is believed that the twelfth Imam entered his first occultation which lasted 70 lunar years.

Who is the 12 imam?

The twelve Imams, and their respective lifespans, are comprised by Ali ibn Abu Talib (600-661 CE), Hasan ibn Ali (625-670 CE), Husayn ibn Ali (626-680 CE), Ali ibn Husayn (658-712 CE), Muhammad Ibn Ali (677-732 CE), Ja’far ibn Muhammad (702-765 CE), Musa ibn Ja’far (744-749 CE), Ali ibn Musa (765-817 CE), Muhammad ibn …

Where is the Hidden Imam?

The Shia believe that he hid himself in a cave below a mosque in Samarra; this cave is blocked by a gate that the Shia call “Bab-al Ghayba,” or the “Gate of Occultation.” This is one of the most sacred sites in Shi’a Islam, and the faithful gather here to pray for the return of the twelfth imam.

What is meant by occultation?

In space, an occultation happens when one object passes in front of another from an observer’s perspective. A simple example is a solar eclipse. From a certain area on Earth, the moon passes in front of the sun and either partially or totally blocks the light. So we can say that the sun is “eclipsed” or “occulted.”

How does radio occultation work?

The method works by taking advantage of radio signals broadcast from GNSS satellites already in orbit. As radio signals from the GPS satellites pass through the atmosphere, molecules and electrons bend their paths and slow their progress.

What is the gate of occultation that the Shia believe?