Intercession by Different Means
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following are examples of tawaswswul , intercession, by the Prophet Muhammad ( s.a.w. ) and others, from the Qur’an and ahadits , to clearly show that it is a valid doctrine and practiced by the pious. As such, there is no basis within the Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah to reject tawaswswul . Maryam’s ( a.s. ) place of worship was used as a wasilah , a means of approach, by Zakariya ( a.s. ). Allah ( s.w.t. ) Says: سُوۡرَةُ آل عِمرَان فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُولٍ حَسَنٍ۬ وَأَنۢبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنً۬ا وَكَفَّلَهَا زَكَرِيَّاۖ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيۡهَا زَكَرِيَّا ٱلۡمِحۡرَابَ وَجَدَ عِندَهَا رِزۡقً۬اۖ قَالَ يَـٰمَرۡيَمُ أَنَّىٰ لَكِ هَـٰذَاۖ قَالَتۡ هُوَ مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرۡزُقُ مَن يَشَآءُ بِغَيۡرِ حِسَابٍ ( ٣٧ ) Right graciously did her Lord Accept her: He Made her grow in purity and beauty; to the care of Zakariya was she assigned. Every time that he entered (her) c...