Tawassul is an Arabic word originated from wa-sa-la- wasilat (Arabic: وسيلة-وسل‎). The wasilah is a means by which a person, goal or objective is approached, attained or achieved. In another version of the meaning of tawassul in another text: Tawassul is an Arabic word that comes from a verbal noun, wasilah, which according to Ibn Manzur (d.