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
You who believe, be mindful of God, seek ways to come closer to Him and strive for His cause, so that you may prosper.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Commanding Taqwa, Wasilah, and Jihad
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وَابْتَغُواْ إِلَيهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ
(seek the Wasilah to Him.) Sufyan Ath
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