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Definition of Karomah and Laduni Sciences

Definition of Karomah and Laduni Sciences LADUNI SCIENCE Fa wajada 'abdanmin 'ibadina atainahu rahmatan min 'indina wa 'allamnahu min ladunna 'ilman (QS al-Kahf, 18:65). Then, they met a servant from among Our servants whom We had given mercy to him from Our side, and whom We had taught him knowledge from Our side.  The science of ladunni is based on the verse above (min ladunna 'ilman). The word ladun comes from the word pepper which means 'on the side', or 'on'. Min ladunna 'ilman means "knowledge from Our side". Ibn 'Ajibah in his commentary book, Al-Bahr al-Madid explained, 'Ilmu al-Ladunni, is knowledge that flows into a person's heart without being worked on and without being studied ('ilmun yufidh 'ala al-qalb min gair iktisab wa la ta' lam).  Muhammad Husain al-Thabathabai, in Tafsir Al-Mizan, juz 13, p. 368, explains the sentence: Wa 'allamnahu min ladunna 'ilman, was not created