عليه upon him in Arabic
عليه is how you say “upon him” in Arabic.
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وَإِن عمل حَسَنَة رَآهَا من منّته وصدقته عَلَيْهِ،
And if he performs a good deed, he sees it as from His favor and charity upon him,
عَلَيْهِ upon him
ala = 'upon, on'; the ending '-hi' adds 'him' — together 'upon him'.
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من لَاحَ لَهُ حَال الْآخِرَة هان عَلَيْهِ فِرَاق الدُّنْيَا
He who contemplates the hereafter, the separation from the world becomes easy for him.
عَلَيْهِ for him
'Ala (upon) fused with '-hi' (him) — easy 'upon him'. The pairing 'easy + 'ala' names the one for whom it grows light.
وَأحمد عَاقبَتهَا أَن تكون لَا لَهُ وَلَا عَلَيْهِ تَنْبِيه
And the best outcome is that it is neither for him nor against him. Attention!
عَلَيْهِ against him
'Ala (against) fused with '-hi' (him) — 'against him', i.e. counting to his harm. Nor does it harm him: a neutral wash, the best one can hope from worldly pleasure.
سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَقُولُ
I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say:
عَلَيْهِ be upon him
'Upon him', the preposition fused with 'him', naming the Prophet as the one the blessing rests on. It is the third piece of the fixed honorific.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
عَلَيْهِ upon him
'Upon him', the preposition with 'him' fused on, naming the Prophet as the one blessed. The third piece of the honorific.
فقراء المهاجرين أتوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالوا ذهب أهل الدثور بالدرجات العلى، والنعيم المقيم
The poor among the emigrants came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and said: 'The wealthy have taken the highest ranks and everlasting blessings.'
عَلَيْهِ upon him
'Upon him', sending the blessing to the Prophet.
أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال إياكم والظن، فإن الظن أكذب الحديث،
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 'Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the most false of speech.'
عليهِ upon him
This is a preposition fused with the attached pronoun for 'him', meaning 'upon him', pointing the blessing toward the Prophet. The preposition governs that pronoun, and the pair belongs to the standard devotional formula.
فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قوموا إلى جنة عرضها السماوات والأرض
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Rise to a paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth.'
عليهِ upon him
This is 'upon' fused with 'him', part of the standard blessing pointing it toward the Prophet; the preposition governs the attached pronoun within the frozen formula.
فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما يحملك على قولك بخ بخ
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'What makes you say 'How wonderful'?'
عليهِ upon him
This is 'upon' fused with 'him', part of the standard blessing pointing it toward the Prophet; the preposition governs the attached pronoun within the frozen formula.
فالمدفوق الذي وقع عليه فعلك كالمكسور والمضروب
So "madfuq" is that which your action falls upon, like "maksur" (broken) and "madrub" (struck).
عَلَيْهِ upon it
A preposition 'upon' fused with -hi (it), 'upon it'. It marks the thing the action falls on; the attached -hi points back to the poured-upon one being defined.
ثم ذكر الأمر المستدل عليه والمعاد بقوله ﴿إِنَّهُ عَلَى رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ﴾
Then He mentioned the matter being evidenced and the return, with His saying, 'Indeed, He is able to bring him back.'
عَلَيْهِ on it
A preposition 'upon' fused with an attached 'it' ending, completing 'argued for upon it'. The single word carries both the preposition and its pronoun object, which English splits into two words.
ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ سُبْحَانَهُ الْمُقْسَمَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ﴿إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ﴾
Then He, Glory be to Him, mentioned what was sworn upon and said, 'Indeed, it is the word of a noble Messenger.'
عَلَيْهِ upon it
A preposition 'upon' fused with an attached 'it' ending, 'upon it', completing 'the sworn-upon'. One word carries the preposition and its pronoun, naming what the oath concerned.
ويرى أن القضاء عليه نافذ لا محالة،
and he sees that the decree upon him is inevitable,
عَلَيْهِ upon him
A preposition 'upon' with the pronoun 'him' attached, marking the decree as falling on the believer. The short word bundles preposition and pronoun, and it points back to him.
وسكوت هذا الواقع في البئر محظور عليه،
And the silence of this man in the well is prohibited for him,
عَلَيْهِ upon him
This is a preposition with 'him' fused on, governing that pronoun, meaning 'upon him'. It marks the person the prohibition falls on.
عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أصل كل داء البردة
The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: The root of every illness is fullness.
عَلَيْهِ upon him
The preposition 'upon' joined with 'him', the pronoun pointing to the Prophet and set in object form; part of the honorific phrase.
قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ما ملأ ابن آدم وعاء شرا من بطنه،
The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: A human fills no container worse than his stomach.
عَلَيْهِ upon him
The preposition 'upon' joined with 'him', the pronoun pointing to the Prophet and set in object form; part of the honorific phrase.