Al-Ma'idah 5:35 يا ايها الذين امنوا اتقوا الله وابتغوا اليه الوسيلة وجاهدوا في سبيله لعلكم تفلحون ٣٥
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
ٱتَّقُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَٱبۡتَغُوٓاْ
إِلَيۡهِ
ٱلۡوَسِيلَةَ
وَجَٰهِدُواْ
فِي
سَبِيلِهِۦ
لَعَلَّكُمۡ
تُفۡلِحُونَ
٣٥
O you who believe! Do your duty to Allâh and fear Him. And seek the means of approach to Him, and strive hard in His Cause (as much as you can), so that you may be successful.1
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Commanding Taqwa, Wasilah, and Jihad
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(seek the Wasilah to Him.) Sufyan Ath
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