أَيْدِيِin the hands of in Arabic

Example sentences

• وقد أجمع المسلمون على أن القرآن المتلو في الاقطار المكتوب في الصحف الذي بأيدي المسلمين مما

  And the Muslims have unanimously agreed that the Qur'an recited in the regions and written in the pages that are in the hands of the Muslims is among...

  بِأَيْدِيِ — in the hands of. A preposition 'in/by' fused to a noun heading a possessive pairing, 'in the hands of...'. The fixed phrase 'in the hands of' expresses possession, marking the text as held by the Muslims. The head noun stays bare of 'the', leaning on the owner that follows.

  From: Honoring the Quran →