What is a Kramat?

When a person achieves the point of Wilaayet, then he becomes the Beloved of Allah and everything he does is done through the power of Allah.  A person with this great prominence is called a Wali-Allah.

When the Auliyah physically depart from this world, their prominence is still upheld.  Thus the grave of a Wali is unlike that of an ordinary person.  Their bodies do not decay or perish, but remain intact and unmarked.

As a sign of recognition, the grave of the Wali-Allah is placed with a Ghilaaf.  This is also used to distinguish the grave from an ordinary grave.

It is spiritually beneficial and uplifting to visit the Mazaars of the Auliyah and partake in their remembrance.  In a hadith of the Prophet (SAW) it is stated that, “When the beloved of Allah are discussed, abundant and intense mercy of Allah descends on all those present.”  This is because Allah loves His Auliyah.