هُit

Example sentences

• ولكن العاقل لا يطلب السلامة من التكليف، بل يطلب التوفيق للقيام به

  But the wise person does not seek freedom from obligation; rather, he seeks guidance to fulfill it.

  بِهِ — it. A preposition 'with' carrying the pronoun 'it' attached, the object of carrying out. The suffix reaches back to the obligation, so the short word both governs and points; the verb of fulfilling takes its object through this preposition rather than directly.

  From: Facing God's Tests →

• اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ العَهْدِ مِنْ هَذَا المَكَانِ

  O Allah, do not make this my last visit to this place.

  هُ — it. An 'it' object pronoun hanging off the verb, pointing back to the present visit or occasion rather than to any named noun. Tracking what such a suffix refers to is part of reading Arabic, since it can reach back to an idea, not just the nearest word.

  From: Silence and Supplication →