إِلَيْهِ of Him in Arabic

وَيُوجب لَهُ شُهُود صِفَات الربوبية التَّوَكُّل عَلَيْهِ والافتقار إِلَيْهِ

And witnessing attributes of lordship obliges him to rely on Him and feel needy of Him…

إِلَيْهِ of Him

'Ila (to/towards) fused with '-hi' (Him) — neediness 'towards Him'. The pairing 'need + ila' names the one depended on.

From Reflecting on God's Names

وَقَوْلُهُمْ احْذَرْ شَرَّ مَنْ أَحْسَنْتَ إِلَيْهِ، مَذْكُورٌ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَمَا نَقَمُوا إِلَّا أَنْ أَغْنَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ

And their saying: 'Beware of the evil of the one you did good to' is mentioned in His saying: 'And they resented it only because Allah and His Messenger had enriched them from His bounty.'

إِلَيْهِ to him

This is the preposition 'to, toward' carrying the attached 'him', marking the person the kindness was directed at. The verb of doing good reaches its target through this preposition, so the pair gives 'did good to him'. The suffix points to the one warned about.

From When Scripture Answers Proverbs

كَمَا يَفْتَقِرُ إِلَيْهِ الْمُبْتَدِيُ،

Just as the beginner needs it,

إِلَيْهِ to it

A 'to/toward' preposition with '-hi' (it) attached, so one word means 'to it' and completes the verb of needing before it. The suffix points back to the book, the thing the beginner is described as requiring.

From Guidance for the Seeker

فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَنْ لَا يَتَأَخَّرَ

Then the Prophet gestured to him not to delay.

إِلَيْهِ to him

A 'toward/to' preposition with 'him' attached, marking the direction of the gesture; the single word points the signalling at the addressee.

From Prayer During Illness

فَتَوَضَّأَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ،

Then he performed ablution, and then I rose to him.

إِلَيْهِ to him

A motion preposition fused with 'him', 'to him', pointing the rising toward the Prophet as its endpoint. One word carries both the direction and the person.

From Three Companions Promised Paradise

فَضَرَبُوهُ وَثَارُوا إِلَيْهِ،

So they struck him and rushed at him.

إِلَيْهِ toward him

A preposition of direction, 'toward', that pulls its pronoun into the 'of' (genitive) shape. The attached -hi reaches back to the man under attack, marking him as the target the crowd surged at.

From A Stranger Finds the Prophet

ثُمَّ حُبِّبَ إِلَيْهِ الْخَلَاءُ

Then he came to love solitude.

إِلَيْهِ to him

A preposition fused with 'him', one word for two, completing the passive by naming the person the loving was directed toward. It marks him as the one in whose eyes solitude became dear.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

وَيُبَدِّلُ مَا يُشِيرُ إِلَيْهِ ،

And he replaces what it points to,

إِلَيْهِ to it

A preposition 'to/toward' fused with a 'him/it' pronoun, giving 'to it' in one word. The pronoun closes the relative clause by naming what is pointed at, packing a whole prepositional phrase into a single token.

From Humility Over Fame

فَقَالَ تَعَالَى وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

And He, the Exalted, said, "And give glad tidings to the patient ones, those who, when a misfortune befalls them, say, 'Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.'"

إِلَيْهِ to Him

A preposition of direction ('to') with 'Him' attached, fronted before its verb for focus. It marks the return's destination, with the pronoun pointing to God named just before.

From Patience and God's Help

وَهَذَا إِنَّمَا يَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ بِدَوَامِ الصَّبْرِ

And this is attained only through constant patience.

إِلَيْهِ to it

The preposition 'to/toward' fused with the pronoun 'it', so one word carries both. It pairs with the verb 'reaches' to mean 'is attained', and the attached pronoun points back to the 'this' that opened the sentence as the thing being reached.

From Three States of the Heart

وَتَحُجُّ الْبَيْتَ إِنْ اِسْتَطَعْتَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا

And perform the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to do so.

إِلَيْهِ to it

The preposition 'to/toward' fused with an 'it' that points back to the House. It marks the destination of the way being sought, the suffix tracking the goal mentioned earlier.

From Faith and Worship

ثُمَّ الصَّبَابَةُ لِإِنْصِبَابِ الْقَلْبَ إِلَيْهِ

Then comes ardent longing, as the heart pours itself out toward Him.

إِلَيْهِ toward Him

The preposition 'to/toward' fused with a 'him' that points to God, marking the direction of the pouring. The suffix names the goal, completing 'pours out toward Him'.

From Faith and Worship

كَانَ لِي إِلَيْهِ ذَنْبٌ فَدَخَلْتُ مُسْلِمًا عَلَيْهِ،

I had an offense to him, so I entered submitting myself to him.

إِلَيْهِ to him

A preposition meaning 'to/toward' fused with an attached 'him', so direction and object share one word. It marks the person the offense was against. The 'to' and 'him' travel together.

From On Foolishness and Wisdom

فَإِنْصَرَفْتُ مُغْضَبًا وَلَمْ أَدْخُلْ إِلَيْهِ أَيَّامًا،

So I left angrily and did not go to him for days.

إِلَيْهِ to him

A preposition meaning 'to/toward' fused with an attached 'him', so direction and object share one word. It marks the person he did not go to. The 'to' and 'him' travel together.

From On Foolishness and Wisdom

فَسِرْتُ إِلَيْهِ،

I went to him,

إِلَيْهِ to him

A preposition meaning 'to/toward' fused with an attached 'him', so direction and object share one word, marking the person approached. The 'to' and 'him' travel together. It names the goal of the going.

From On Foolishness and Wisdom

التَّواضُعُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الشَّرَفِ

Humility is more beloved to him than honor.

إِلَيْهِ to him

The directional preposition 'to/towards' with '-hi' (him) fused on, giving 'to him' in one word and putting the pronoun in genitive. It names the person in whose eyes the preference holds, the experiencer of 'more beloved'. The suffix points back to the man the passage profiles.

From On Reason and Temptation

وَإِحْسَانُهُ إِلَيْهِ وَإِفْضَالُهُ لَدَيْهِ

and His kindness to him and His bestowal upon him

إِلَيْهِ to him

This is a 'to/toward' preposition with an attached 'him', naming the one who receives the kindness. The preposition assigns the recipient role and forces the 'of' ending the suffix already supplies.

From Charity and Stinginess

فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ لِسَاعَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا

So she sent word to him asking him to come at a certain hour.

إِلَيْهِ to him

A preposition 'to' with the pronoun '-hi' ('him') fused on, so 'to him' is one word, in the genitive. It marks the person she sent word to, completing 'she sent to him'.

From The Prophet's Marriage to Khadijah

فَأَتَاهُ مَا لَمْ يَحْتَسِبْ مِمَّنْ يَأْنَفُ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهِ،

Then something he had not expected came to him from one who refused to look at him.

إِلَيْهِ to him

A preposition meaning 'to/toward', with the suffix -hi ('him', male) attached, so one word holds 'at him'. The preposition forces the suffix into its governed ending. It pairs with 'looking' to say looking AT him, the victim, the very glance the scorner withheld.

From Vigilance Against Worldly Deception

قَالَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ لَيْسَ لَنَا إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلٌ

He said, "And indeed, there is no way for us to it in this matter."

إِلَيْهِ to it

A preposition of direction joined to 'it', again packing a phrase into a single word. The attached 'it' reaches back to the matter under discussion, marking it as the goal there is no way toward.

From Sheba's Garden and Destruction

وَكَانَ النَّاسُ يَجْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَيَنْتَهُونَ إِلَى رَأْيِهِ

And people would gather around him and defer to his opinion.

إِلَيْهِ to him

Preposition of direction merged with 'him', one word for the whole phrase. It marks the man as the point everyone converged toward, the focus of the gathering.

From Sheba's Garden and Destruction

فَلَمَّا رَاحَ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ

So when the people went to him.

إِلَيْهِ to him

Preposition of direction fused to 'him', one word for the phrase. The attached 'him' marks the man as the goal the people moved toward.

From Sheba's Garden and Destruction

وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُغْشَى عَلَيْهِ، فَيُرْفَعُ فِي الْأَذْرُعِ إِلَيْهِ،

And among them someone faints, and he is then lifted in the arms to him.

إِلَيْهِ to him

A preposition meaning 'to/toward' fused with a 'him' pronoun, marking the destination of the lifting. The whole 'to him' is one word; the pronoun points to a figure not directly named here, so reading means tracking who the destination is.

From Public Preaching

كنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في دعوة، فرفع إليه الذراع، وكانت تعجبه،

We were with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, at a meal where a foreleg was presented to him, which he liked.

إِلَيْهِ to him

A preposition meaning 'to/toward' fused with a 'him' pronoun, marking the direction of the presenting. The whole 'to him' is one word, and the attached pronoun points to the Prophet as the one it was brought to.

From The Prophet's Intercession