A story attributed to ʿUmar concerns the Nile, a letter, and an unusual account of the river's flow. It belongs to historical transmission, not the explicit wording of Qur'anic verses.
The fame of a historical figure does not replace scrutiny of a report's narrators and wording.
The story helps distinguish a general doctrine from particular transmitted accounts; it does not establish a new physical law or prescribe a religious practice.
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Karāmāt al-Awliyāʾ: Extraordinary Gifts and Their Evidence
A story attributed to ʿUmar concerns the Nile, a letter, and an unusual account of the river's flow. It belongs to historical transmission, not the explicit wording of Qur'anic verses.
The fame of a historical figure does not replace scrutiny of a report's narrators and wording.
The story helps distinguish a general doctrine from particular transmitted accounts; it does not establish a new physical law or prescribe a religious practice.