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Are the narrations concerning certain miracles, such as Al-Alaa Al-Hadrami's army marching on water, his body being raised from the grave, the preservation of the bodies of the martyrs of Uhud, and the miracle of "O Sariya, the mountain!" attributed to Omar ibn Al-Khattab, firmly established and are their chains of transmission continuously recurrent (mutawatir), especially given that a large multitude witnessed these miracles?

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"Tawatur" (perpetual narration by a large number of reliable narrators) is not a condition for the authenticity of events. Many established events were not narrated through tawatur, such as the Prophet's (peace be upon him) Hajj, the description of his ablution, and his prayer. The story of 'Umar calling out to Sariya was deemed good by Al-Albani. The story of Al-'Ala' ibn Al-Hadrami was mentioned by Ibn Kathir and Al-Bayhaqi. The preservation of the bodies of the martyrs of Uhud was mentioned in multiple narrations, including what is in Bukhari from Jabir, and what is in Al-Muwatta, and it was mentioned by Al-Dhahabi and Ibn Hajar.

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