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==Tawassul in Qur’an== | ==Tawassul in Qur’an== | ||
Several verses in the Qur’an are related to tawassul: | Several verses in the Qur’an are related to tawassul: | ||
:“O you who have faith! Be wary of Allah, and seek the means of recourse to Him, and wage jihād in His way, so that you may be felicitous.” (5:35) | * :“O you who have faith! Be wary of Allah, and seek the means of recourse to Him, and wage jihād in His way, so that you may be felicitous.” (5:35) | ||
This verse commands the faithful to seek recourse to God. Exegetes maintain that the word “wasila” (means of recourse) in this verse has a general meaning and includes any act or thing that can help one gains proximity to God. | This verse commands the faithful to seek recourse to God. Exegetes maintain that the word “wasila” (means of recourse) in this verse has a general meaning and includes any act or thing that can help one gains proximity to God. | ||
* Another verse in the Qur’an reads, “Had they, when they wronged themselves, come to you and pleaded to Allah for forgiveness, and the Apostle had pleaded for forgiveness for them, they would have surely found Allah all-clement, all-merciful.” (4:64) Moreover, Josef’s brothers said to their father, “Father! Plead [with Allah] for forgiveness of our sins! We have indeed been erring.” (12:97) | |||
Another verse in the Qur’an reads, “Had they, when they wronged themselves, come to you and pleaded to Allah for forgiveness, and the Apostle had pleaded for forgiveness for them, they would have surely found Allah all-clement, all-merciful.” (4:64) Moreover, Josef’s brothers said to their father, “Father! Plead [with Allah] for forgiveness of our sins! We have indeed been erring.” (12:97) | It can be concluded from these two verses that the prophets and saints can act as an intermediary between God and His sinful servants so that He forgives them. | ||
It can be concluded from these two verses that the prophets and saints can act as an intermediary between God and His sinful servants so that He forgives them. | |||
==Tawassul in Sunnis’ Hadiths== | ==Tawassul in Sunnis’ Hadiths== | ||