—or that these very men were endowed with supernatural wonders. They even cite reports that some among them revived the dead. Yet, even if such tales were sound, the fact that the person concerned never claimed prophethood means that the feat cannot serve as proof of his immunity from error. For the friends of Allah among the Companions, the Followers who came after them in righteousness, and the rest of God’s saints—whether of this community or of others—have been granted marvels that break ordinary norms, wonders too numerous to list. Still, not one of them is infallible such that everything he utters must be accepted; each of them can be mistaken. Every human being’s words may be accepted or set aside—save only the prophets, peace be upon them.

For this reason Allah has made belief obligatory in what the prophets were given, whereas He has not imposed belief