Spirituality in Islam

What is Tawassum?

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Spirituality in Islam

We learn from the Quran that the universe has been fashioned by God in a way that it may become a source of spiritual inspiration for man. According to the Qur’an, it is the quality of Tawassum (15:75) that enables one to find inspiration in the universe. Tawassum is the ability to understand the signs of nature. That is, to observe the phenomena of the universe in order to draw lessons from them and receive spiritual nourishment – rabbaniyat – from the physical events.