Karamat as a Subgenre of the Marvelous Narrative of the Inexplicable: A Case Study — Four Narratives of the Miracles of Imam ʿAli ibn Musa al-Rida (peace be upon him)"

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Document Type : Original Article

Authors
,, Maryam Dorpar
Ashraf ZarifRamezani
Kosar University of Bojnord
10.22034/mab.2026.577854.1302
Abstract
A supernatural act performed by a saint is called a Karamat, as opposed to a miracle
performed by the Prophet. In addition to the infallible (AS), scholars and mystics have also had Karamat. The issue that the study addresses is the typology of the genre of Karamat. In order to achieve the goal of the study, which is to more determine the subtype under which Karamat are classified, the study and examination of Karamat as a narrative is the focus of the study, and its structures and themes are analyzed. The body of research includes four miracles from the miracles of Imam Reza (AS): 1. The twenty-second miracle from the book "Wasile al-Ridwan" 2. The eighty-fifth miracle from the book "Wasile al-Ridwan" 30. The twenty-first miracle from the book "Wasile al-Ridwan" 4. A miracle from the book "Wasile al-Ridwan" The questions intended to be answered are: Which of the characteristics of the wonderful or amazing literature can be recovered in these miracles? What are their underlying themes and what elements are they composed of? In which literary genre and with what characteristics can they be classified? The results show that the miracles consist of three states of initial equilibrium, disruption of equilibrium and re-equilibrium, and other elements that make up the narrative such as the narrator, linear narrative, and They are composed of retrospective narratives.
Keywords
Imam Reza (AS)
Karamat
miracle
the miraculous narration
Shams al-Din Muhammad Razavi