Interpretation of the Verses Related to Kerameth in Ebu'l-Leys as-Semerkandî's Tafsir

While there is no serious debate among Islamic scholars about the existence of miraclesin the sense of extraordinary events that prophets reveal with the claim of prophethood and with the aim of proving their prophethood, different ideas have emerged about whether a similar situation can arise from people other than prophets. Serious disagreements have also emerged, especially between the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah and the Mutazilites, about the term " miracle ", which is used for the miraculous events that occur from the righteous people who are friends of God, i.e. the awliya, without any claim of prophethood. The lack of clear information in the Qur'an about the existence of miracles, unlike miracles, has perhaps been the most important factor in the formation of these differences of opinion. Although, according to Ahl al-Sunna, some verses speak of miracles with a clarity that cannot be denied, the Mutazilite scholars interpreted the verses in question differently and rejected miracles for fear of causing confusion about prophethood. In fact, the solution to this problem largely depends on the correct understanding and interpretation of the relevant verses on an objective level. Therefore, it is of great importance how the verses associated with the miracle have been interpreted since the early periods. This study examines how Abu al-Lays al-Samarqandī (d. 373/983), who is considered to be one of the first figures to produce works in the field of Sufi/shari'i tafsīr, who distinguished himself in the science of tafsīr as well as fiqh, hadīth and kalām, approaches the phenomenon of miracle in his tafsīr. In this way, an example of the extent to which the subject is dealt with in the early tafsirs is presented, and light is shed on the debates that developed around the subject in the fourth century of Hijri and the concepts used in this framework.