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Mu'jiza

مُعجِزة
Definition

Prophetic miracle — a sign Allah grants the prophet to confirm his mission. Ibn Kathir's Vol 1 catalogs many: Ibrahim unburned in fire, Musa's staff and shining hand, the splitting of the sea. Distinguished from karama (the grace granted to a saint) and from sihr (sorcery).

As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.

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