عِبَادَهُhis servants

Example sentences

• وَأَوْصَى عِبَادَهُ بِالِاسْتِعَانَةِ بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلٰوَةِ عَلَى نَوَائِبِ الدُّنْيَا وَالدِّينِ

  And he advised his servants to seek help through patience and prayer when facing the calamities of the world and of religion.

  عِبَادَهُ — his servants. A noun ('servants') with 'his/His' attached, standing as the object of 'advised' and so in the accusative. The suffix names whose servants were advised.

  From: Patience and God's Help →

• فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا مَلْعُونٌ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَخْتَبِرُ عِبَادَهُ

  He said to him, "O cursed one, indeed God tests His servants."

  عباده — his servants. A noun 'servants' with the 'his' suffix attached, serving as the object of the testing verb. The possessor suffix points back to God, and being the direct object the noun takes the object-style ending. One word thus carries both who is tested and whose they are.

  From: Stories of Prophetic Judgments →