The triliteral root wāw sīn lām (و س ل) occurs twice in the Quran as the noun wasīlat (وَسِيلَة). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
(5:35:8) l-wasīlata | the means | يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوا إِلَيْهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ |
(17:57:7) l-wasīlata | the means of access | أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary