Possibility asks whether Allah can bring about a karāmah; occurrence asks whether a particular event is adequately established as having happened.
Belief in divine omnipotence grounds the first. The second requires the evidence for the specific episode, such as transmission and supporting circumstances.
Two errors should be avoided: denying all unusual events as impossible and accepting every spectacular story simply because it is possible.
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Karāmāt al-Awliyāʾ: Extraordinary Gifts and Their Evidence
Possibility asks whether Allah can bring about a karāmah; occurrence asks whether a particular event is adequately established as having happened.
Belief in divine omnipotence grounds the first. The second requires the evidence for the specific episode, such as transmission and supporting circumstances.
Two errors should be avoided: denying all unusual events as impossible and accepting every spectacular story simply because it is possible.