Signs of ar-Rahman - Hoor al-Ayn

MiraclesNOTES REGARDING KARAMAAT AND MUJIZAAT.1. Karaamaat and Mujizaat are supernatural feats.2. Supernatural feats occurred at the hands of the prophet and sometimesat the hands of the Auliya (those close to Allaah) and Sulahaa (pious), andit can also occur at the hands of a kaafir or faajir (open and flagrantsinner).3. That which occurs at the hands of a prophet is called Mujizah, and thatwhich occurs at the hands of Auliya is called Karaamah.If a supernatural feat occurs at the hands of a kaafir or a fàajir, then this isan act of Shaitaan.All those acts which can occur as a mujizah of a prophet, those same actscan also occur as a karaamat at the hands of auliya.Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi rahmatullah alaihi explains:“Certain acts that occurred as Mujizaat, for example, miraculousappearance of food, can also be displayed by the Auliya. The difference isthat the Auliya do not claim Nubuwwat, rather they claim obedience tothe Nabi. However, certain acts that are specific with the Ambiya cannotoccur to the Auliya. For example, the Qur’aan is a Mu’jizah of RasulullahsallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam. It has not and will never occur to any othercreation of Allaah Ta’ala.”]lmaam Nawawi rahmatullah ‘alayhi has mentioned: “We acknowledge thekaraamaat of the Auliya as opposed to (a group called) mu’tazilah.” Also,the karaamaat of the Auliya do not occur by their own desire and volition.10