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Al-Adiyat · Ayah 9

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But does not

۞ أَفَلَا

But does not

أَHarf · Interrogative particle

Interrogative particle: introduces a question

فَHarf · Supplemental particle

Supplementary particle: adds emphasis or rhetorical effect

then

لَاHarf · Negative particle

not/no

Lemmaلَا

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Negation (not/no)

۞ أَفَلَا (But does not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".

We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.

Question marker

۞ أَفَلَا (But does not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered

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