LessonsKarāmāt al-Awliyāʾ: Extraordinary Gifts and Their EvidenceQuiz

غَيْرَ مُقَارِنٍ لِدَعْوَى النُّبُوَّةِ
The event is not accompanied by a claim to prophethood.

A prophet's muʿjizah serves as evidence for the truth of his prophetic claim. A karāmah is connected to a righteous non-prophet who makes no such claim. Both depend on Allah's power.

Similarity in outward extraordinariness does not make the two religiously equivalent. Their associated claims and evidential roles are decisive.

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Karāmah and muʿjizah: why the claim matters

Karāmāt al-Awliyāʾ: Extraordinary Gifts and Their Evidence

غَيْرَ مُقَارِنٍ لِدَعْوَى النُّبُوَّةِ
The event is not accompanied by a claim to prophethood.

A prophet's muʿjizah serves as evidence for the truth of his prophetic claim. A karāmah is connected to a righteous non-prophet who makes no such claim. Both depend on Allah's power.

Similarity in outward extraordinariness does not make the two religiously equivalent. Their associated claims and evidential roles are decisive.