بهاwith it

Example sentences

• وَقَضَاء يَقْضِيه عَلَيْهِ ونعمة ينعم بهَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَا يَنْفَكّ من هَذِه الثَّلَاثَة

  And a decree He executes upon him, and a blessing He bestows upon him, so he does not separate from these three.

  بِهَا — with it. 'With/by it', the preposition fused with feminine 'it', tracking the feminine 'blessing'. The verb 'grant favor' uses this 'bi-' to name the grace conferred.

  From: Accepting God's Decree →

• ثمَّ الرِّضَا بهَا وَهُوَ أَعلَى مِنْهُ

  Then acceptance of them, which is higher than that.

  بِهَا — with them. 'With them', the 'bi-' that pairs with 'contentment' to mean 'pleased with', and feminine 'them' fused on for the afflictions. One is not merely patient but content 'with' the very trials.

  From: Accepting God's Decree →

• وأما العيشة الراضية فالوصف بها أحسن من الوصف بالمرضية

  As for the 'contented life,' describing it this way is better than describing it as 'a life one is pleased with.'

  بِهَا — as such. A preposition bi- fused with -ha (it/her), 'with it / by it', governed by the verbal noun: 'describing it with this'. The bi- marks the means and forces the genitive; the -ha points back to the contented term.

  From: Creating Life from Nothing →

• فإنها اللائقة بهم فشبه ذلك برضاها بهم كما رضوا بها

  For it is fitting for them, so it was likened to their contentment with it, just as they were pleased with it.

  بِهَا — with it. A preposition bi- fused with -ha (it/her), 'with it', governed by 'pleased': they were pleased 'with it'. The attached -ha points back to the life.

  From: Creating Life from Nothing →

• كأنها رضيت بهم ورضوا بها وهذا أبلغ من مجرد كونها مرضية فقط

  As if it pleased them and they were pleased with it, and this is more expressive than merely being satisfactory.

  بِهَا — with it. A preposition bi- fused with -ha (it/her), 'with it', governed by 'were pleased': they were pleased 'with it'. The attached -ha points back to the life.

  From: Creating Life from Nothing →