يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱبْتَغُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ وَجَٰهِدُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
Quran glossary · draft
وَسِيلَة
means of approach
The means by which one seeks nearness and favor with God.
Lexical scope
Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 2
Roots: وسل
Lemmas: وسيلة
Forms: وَسِيلَةَ
Occurrence examples (2 of 2)
Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 2.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥٓ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًا
Why this meaning was chosen
Both family occurrences were reviewed on one page. Each uses ٱلْوَسِيلَة as what is sought toward God or the Lord, with nearness, hope, fear, mindfulness, and striving defining the approach.