Pearls of wisdom

Hunger, Dua, Sadaqa & Istighfar are ways of defeating Shaytan.

Tawassul- A means to reach a certain goal, nearness.

Sura Maidah verse 35

"... Seek means of nearness to him and stride hard in his way..."

Prophet (SAW) said: "Nobody has understood Allah except my myself and Ali"

Using the fourteen Masoomeens as wasila is not shirk as when we start Dua-e-Tawassul we say "O Allah, I beseech Thee, and turn towards Thee," How can this be shirk when we are calling to Allah before using Masoomeen as a wasila to gain nearness to him.