(1) Jihād (جهاد), warfare carried on by Muslims for the extension of Islām.
(2) Fitan (فتن), seditions and commotions which will precede the Resurrection.
(3) Malāḥim (ملاحم), pl. of malḥamah, warfare carried on between Muslim nations and tribes. These are also signs of the Resurrection. [[FITAN], [JIHAD], MALAHIM.]
AL-WĀRIS̤ (الوارث). “The Heir” (of all things). One of the ninety-nine attributes of the Almighty.
WAS̤AN (وثن), pl. aus̤ān. An idol. [[IDOLATRY].]
WAS̤ANĪ (وثنى), from was̤an, an idol. An idolater. [[IDOLATER].]
WAṢĀYĀ (وصايا), pl. of waṣīyah. Lit. “Precepts.” Used in Muslim law for wills and regulations concerning them. [[WILLS].]
AL-WĀSIʿ (الواسع). “The Capacious.” One of the ninety-nine attributes of God. It occurs in the Qurʾān, [Sūrah ii. 248]: “God is the Capacious one and knows.”
WASĪLAH (وسيلة). Lit. “Nearness.” The name of the highest station in Paradise, which Muḥammad said was reserved for one person only, and which he hoped to obtain for himself. (Mishkāt, book xxiv. ch. ii. pt. 2.)
It is usual for religious Muḥammadans to pray, after the call to prayer (aẕān) has been concluded, that Muḥammad may obtain this station of Wasīlah. Hence the place of intercession, and the office of mediator. That which effects nearness to God.