Karāmah stem from muꜤjizah

The scholar, Yūsuf b. IsmaꜤīl al-Nabhānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states, “In reality, the karāmah of a saint stem from the muꜤjizah of a prophet.”

This means, a saint’s karāmah is a proof of a prophet’s truthfulness. If a follower of a prophet has the propensity to show amazing miracles, what can be said of the rank  of the prophet he followed to reach such a point?

He further writes:

When a person controls their nafs, does away with carnal desires, becomes wholeheartedly content with every decree of Allah, only does that which pleases Him, avoids that He forbade, and makes pleasing Him their goal in life; when this happens, Allah fulfils that persons wishes out of His mercy and grace.^[1]

The karāmah of a Companion

The famous Companion Salmān al-Fārisī رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ once left the city of Madain with a guest of his in accompaniment. They saw deers in a forest they passed by, with birds flying overhead.

Salmān al-Fārisī wished to show his guest the best treatment possible. He turned to the animals and shouted, “O deer! O birds! One of you each come to me, so I may accommodate my guest.”

Listen to what happens next! Hearing the call of a Companion, one bird and one deer came to him, with their heads lowered in respect. Witnessing this, the guest was amazed, and immediately exclaimed, “سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه.”

“Are you amazed by this?” Salmān al-Fārisī رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ said, “Have you seen a person who obeys his Lord, except these things (which have been