The Difference Between a Prophetic Miracle, a Miracle Granted to a Righteous Person, and Fortune-Telling
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How do we distinguish between a prophetic miracle, a miracle granted to a righteous person, and fortune-telling?
A prophetic miracle is for the prophets, and a miracle granted to a righteous person is for the awliya (close friends of Allah); the awliya of al-Rahman (the Most Merciful), while fortune-telling is for the awliya of Shaytan (Satan). Now, a prophetic miracle cannot occur; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the last of the prophets, and it cannot occur.
And a miracle granted to a righteous person exists before the Messenger and after the Messenger until the Day of Resurrection. It occurs through the hand of a righteous wali (close friend of Allah). If we know that this man through whom this miracle occurred is a straight man who upholds the right of Allah and the right of the people, we know that it is a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person).
And one looks into the man, and if this miracle comes from a fortune-teller—Meaning: from a man who is not straight—we know that it is from the jinn (the jinn), and the jinn assist the children of Adam for their purposes sometimes. So perhaps, for example, among the sorcerers, there is one whom the jinn carry to distant places and return him: [al-Naml: 39] to Sulayman: [al-Naml: 39] meaning: with the throne of the Queen of Yemen: [al-Naml: 39] He responds to him from Yemen, from the farthest south, to the Levant, [An-Naml 27:39] and it was known that he would rise from his place at a specific time.
A prophetic miracle is for the prophets, and a miracle granted to a righteous person is for the awliya (close friends of Allah); the awliya of al-Rahman (the Most Merciful), while fortune-telling is for the awliya of Shaytan (Satan). Now, a prophetic miracle cannot occur; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the last of the prophets, and it cannot occur.
And a miracle granted to a righteous person exists before the Messenger and after the Messenger until the Day of Resurrection. It occurs through the hand of a righteous wali (close friend of Allah). If we know that this man through whom this miracle occurred is a straight man who upholds the right of Allah and the right of the people, we know that it is a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person).
And one looks into the man, and if this miracle comes from a fortune-teller—Meaning: from a man who is not straight—we know that it is from the jinn (the jinn), and the jinn assist the children of Adam for their purposes sometimes. So perhaps, for example, among the sorcerers, there is one whom the jinn carry to distant places and return him: