Awliya of Allah are the pious believers, as Allah said, “No doubt! Verily, the Awliya of Allah, no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve. Those who believed (Eeman) and used to fear Allah much (Taqwa).”[Soorah.Yunus62-62].
So, every believer (Mu’min) is a Wali (pl. Awliya) of Allah in accordance to the degree of his Eeman (faith) and
Taqwa (god-fearing, piety), and Allah might show something exceptional on his hands, which is called Karamaat (sign / Karamah).
Something exceptional which Allah causes to occur at the hands of the righteous followers of Sunnah – as an honor from Allah and as a blessing – due to the slave’s following the Sunnah of the Prophets.
Not every Wali achieves a Karamah, few of them achieve it – either for the purpose of strengthening his Eeman, his need or for establishing a proof against the opponent of truth.
If Karamah does not appear at the hands of the Awliya, it does not prove any deficiency in them just like the appearance of a Karamah at the hands of a Wali does prove that he is superior to others.
Karamaat of the Awliya is true by the Ijma (consensus) of the Imams of Islam, Sunnah and Jama’ah. (and the existence/occurrence of) Karamaat is established in the Qur’aan and the authentic Sunnah.
