Tawassul in Arabic, describes the Islamic understanding of intercession. According to Shaykh Nuh Keller, who was educated in philosophy and Arabic at the University of Chicago and UCLA, author of "The Sunni Path: A Handbook of Islamic Belief", and "See Without Shore", Tawassul, or intercession, can be described as "supplicating Allah by means of an intermediary, whether it be a living person, dead person, a good deed, or a name or Attribute of Allah Most High"
