LessonsKarāmāt al-Awliyāʾ: Extraordinary Gifts and Their EvidenceQuiz

وَالْوَلِيُّ هُوَ الْعَارِفُ بِاللّٰهِ تَعَالَى وَصِفَاتِهِ
A walī knows Allah Most High and His attributes.

Maʿrifah is not a claim to spectacles or hidden information; it is grounded in sound belief and devoted recognition of Allah, with consequences for conduct.

A widely reported wonder does not automatically establish its subject as a walī. Religious belief and upright character remain more fundamental criteria.

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Defining a walī by knowledge of Allah

Karāmāt al-Awliyāʾ: Extraordinary Gifts and Their Evidence

وَالْوَلِيُّ هُوَ الْعَارِفُ بِاللّٰهِ تَعَالَى وَصِفَاتِهِ
A walī knows Allah Most High and His attributes.

Maʿrifah is not a claim to spectacles or hidden information; it is grounded in sound belief and devoted recognition of Allah, with consequences for conduct.

A widely reported wonder does not automatically establish its subject as a walī. Religious belief and upright character remain more fundamental criteria.