Accounts of walking on water or flight through the air also occur in the literature. Listing them as conceivable extraordinary acts does not authenticate each particular account.
Allah's ability to aid a servant unusually is one question. Whether a named person actually experienced a specific event is another.
Narrators, wording and levels of transmission must be assessed, especially where broad popularity is mistaken for reliable evidence.
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Karāmāt al-Awliyāʾ: Extraordinary Gifts and Their Evidence
Accounts of walking on water or flight through the air also occur in the literature. Listing them as conceivable extraordinary acts does not authenticate each particular account.
Allah's ability to aid a servant unusually is one question. Whether a named person actually experienced a specific event is another.
Narrators, wording and levels of transmission must be assessed, especially where broad popularity is mistaken for reliable evidence.