Ghayba (disambiguation)

Ghayba may refer to:

• Occultation of Imam al-Mahdi (a), refers to the belief that the last and twelfth Shi'a Imam, Imam al-Mahdi (a), was disappeared.
• Backbiting, speaking maliciously about someone in one's absence. It is one of the major sins in Islam which has been explicitly prohibited.
• The Absence of a Muslim, is a matter of jurisprudence and is considered one of the impurities.