Hafiz soon
Yusuf · 12:107
Then do they feel secure that there will not come to them an overwhelming [aspect] of the punishment of Allāh or that the Hour will not come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive?
Sahih International
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أَفَأَمِنُوٓا۟
afa-aminū
Do they then feel secure
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
ف
Harf · Supplemental particlethen
أمنُ
Fi'l · VerbDo they then feel secure
RootامنAmn
to believe, faith, security, trust
879× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaأَمِنَVerb (form I) - to feel secure
وا
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
أَفَأَمِنُوٓا۟ (Do they then feel secure) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentQuestion marker
أَفَأَمِنُوٓا۟ (Do they then feel secure) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition