In Islamic philosophy

Islamic philosophy

Islamic philosophy is a branch of Islamic studies. It is the continuous search for Hekma in the light of Islamic view of life, universe, ethics, society, and so on...

, irfan

Irfan

‘Irfān literally means knowing/awareness. The term is often translated as gnosis, however it also refers to Islamic mysticism. Those with the name are sometimes referred to as having an insight into the unseen...

, and mysticism

Mysticism

Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...

, keramat (کرامت also کرامات) is a "thaumaturgic

Thaumaturgy

Thaumaturgy is the capability of a saint or magician to work miracles. It is sometimes translated into English as wonderworking...

 gift" akin to the miracle

Miracle

A miracle often denotes an event attributed to divine intervention. Alternatively, it may be an event attributed to a miracle worker, saint, or religious leader. A miracle is sometimes thought of as a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature. Others suggest that a god may work with the laws...

s of prophets.

Sufis believe that, whereas miracles can only be performed

Islamic view of miracles

Miracle in the Qur'an can be defined as a supernatural intervention in the life of human beings. According to this definition, miracles are present "in a threefold sense: in sacred history, in connection with the Islamic prophet Muhammad himself and in relation to revelation." The Qur'an does not...

 by prophet

Prophet

In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...

s (Allah

Allah

Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...

 creates the miracle in support to His prophets) and are a testament to their prophethood, karaamaat are extraordinary things performed by Awliyaa' who are not prophets but are common Muslims who have reached a high rank of piety through proper knowledge of and practice of Islam, and most importantly through the constant zikr/remembrance of Allah. Allah creates the Karamaat in support to the Waliyy.

Keramats only occur by the will of Allah and the said 'wali

Wali

Walī , is an Arabic word meaning "custodian", "protector", "sponsor", or authority as denoted by its definition "crown". "Wali" is someone who has "Walayah" over somebody else. For example, in Fiqh the father is wali of his children. In Islam, the phrase ولي الله walīyu 'llāh...

' is not in control of them. Keramats can not be used to distinguish a truthful saint from a pseudo one. One of the greatest keramats in a saint is their ability to act upon the inward and outward traditions of Muhammad. Many keramats that have been reported and postulated by many famous sufis have no basis in Sacred Islamic Law

Islamic law

Islamic law can refer to:*Sharia: The code of conduct enjoined upon Muslims in the Quran*Fiqh: Muslim jurisprudence...

 because they have no isnad - chain of narration. The noble traditions or hadith

Hadith

The term Hadīth is used to denote a saying or an act or tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or invalidly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....

 on the other hand do contain this and they are many reports of companions of prophet Muhammad performing miraculous acts.

See also

• Karaamaat
• Siamak Shafti-Keramat, the founder of a non-denominational church in Greater Toronto Area - Canada called "The Spirit Of Truth Church", http://www.ruherasti.com/
• Tay al-Ard
  Tay al-Ard
  Tayy al-Arḍ is the name for thaumaturgical teleportation in the mystical form of Islamic religious and philosophical tradition. The concept has been expressed as "traversing the earth without moving"; some have termed it "moving by the earth being displaced under one's feet"...
  
  , the keramat of teleportation.
• Datuk Keramat
  Datuk Keramat
  The religious belief of the Datuk Keramat worship can be found in Malaysia, Singapore and along the Strait of Malacca. It is a fusion of pre-Islamic spirit belief, Sufi saint worship and Chinese folk religion....
  
  , local folk religion in Malaysia and Singapore