The Reality of Saintly Miracles

O those who love Allah’s Messenger! Saints of Islam have extremely high ranks. These righteous individuals are extremely beloved to Allah and He bestows many bounties upon them, one of them being miracles.

Saintly miracles are undoubtedly a reality. From the time of the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم until now, people of truth have never disagreed on this matter. They all unanimously believe that the miracles of the Companions رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُم and saints are true, and that the people of Allah displayed miracles in every era. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه Saints will continue to appear and manifest miracles until the Day of Judgement.

What is a saintly miracle?

A saintly miracle, otherwise known as a karāmah, is when a saint displays an action considered impossible by conventional laws of existence. In other words, a saintly miracle is something which cannot normally be done.

For example, giving life to the dead is something conventionally impossible. If, by the command of Allah, a saint brings a dead person back to life, this will be termed a karāmah. Likewise, if a saint of Allah cures a terminally ill person by simply touching or looking at them, or hears from a great distance, or comes to know of what is in a person’s heart, or arrives to help others, or traverses a long distance in a short time without any vehicle, or displays similar marvels; this would be called a karāmah.

If such an act is displayed by the true prophets of Allah, it is known as a muꜤjizah.^{^[1]} If a regular believer performs a miracle, it is called a maꜤūnah.^{^[2]}

[1] Sharḥ al-Aqāiˈd al-Nasafiyya, pp. 313-314

[2] Al-Nibrās, p. 430

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