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Are what is happening to me—seeing and hearing things that no one else sees or hears, knowing about events before they occur, and water turning into rosewater when I recite the Quran over it—miraculous favors from God (karamat) or acts of Satan?

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What occurs to the soul by way of inspiration (ilham) and unveiling (kashf) may be psychic, satanic, or angelic. The occurrence of miracles (kharq al-adat) does not indicate a person's righteousness, for they may occur at the hands of evildoers. Rectitude is measured by steadfastness in obedience to Allah and adherence to the Qur'an and Sunnah. Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah emphasized that miracles do not indicate their performer's sainthood (wilayah) with Allah; rather, they may occur to many disbelievers, polytheists, innovators, and devils. Allah's saints are known only by their attributes and actions as indicated by the Qur'an and Sunnah.

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