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and that the path points him to Him, and he comes to rest in worshipping and obeying Him, never turning aside from that—among other such meanings conveyed by the preposition “upon,” but not by the preposition “to.”
He, glorified be He, has stated that He is on a straight path. Thus, the straight path is upon Him, and He is on a straight path. Glory be to Him, and exalted is He far above what the wrongdoers say. And Allah knows best.
وَعَلَيْهِ تَدُلُّهُ الطَّرِيقُ وَعَلَى عِبَادَتِهِ وَطَاعَتِهِ يَقَعُ وَيَسْقُطُ لَا يَعْدِلُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ إلَى نَحْوِ ذَلِكَ مِنْ الْمَعَانِي الَّتِي يَدُلُّ عَلَيْهَا حَرْفُ الِاسْتِعْلَاءِ دُونَ حَرْفِ الْغَايَةِ. وَهُوَ سُبْحَانَهُ قَدْ أَخْبَرَ أَنَّهُ عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ. فَعَلَيْهِ الصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ وَهُوَ عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ - سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يَقُولُ الظَّالِمُونَ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ.