عَلَ upon in Arabic
عَلَ is how you say “upon” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
وقد قال عليه الصلاة والسلام نعمتان مغبون فيهما كثير من الناس الصحة والفراغ
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Two blessings which many people are deceived about are health and free time.
عَلَيْهِ upon him
A preposition meaning 'upon' fused to a 'him' pronoun, 'upon him', part of the fixed blessing said of the Prophet. It opens the honorific formula.
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وقال عليه الصلاة والسلام إن لله عبادا يضن بهم عن القتل والسقم،
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Indeed, God has servants who He spares from killing and illness.
عَلَيْهِ upon him
A preposition meaning 'upon' fused to a 'him' pronoun, 'upon him', part of the fixed blessing said of the Prophet. It opens the honorific formula.
فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ورسول الله يحب معك العافية
So the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: And the Messenger of God loves well-being with you.
عَلَيْهِ upon him
This is the preposition 'upon' joined with 'him', the target of the blessing. The attached pronoun refers back to the Prophet, and the preposition puts that pronoun in its object form; it is part of the set honorific phrase.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من أصبح معافى في بدنه، آمنا في سربه عنده قوت يومه، فكأنما حيزت له الدنيا
The Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: Whoever wakes up healthy in his body, secure in his dwelling, having his day's provision, it is as if the world was gathered for him.
عَلَيْهِ upon him
The preposition 'upon' joined with 'him', whose pronoun points back to the Prophet. The preposition sets the pronoun in its object form; the whole piece is part of the recited honorific.