Hafiz soon
Ar-Ra'd · 13:41
Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allāh decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 16
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Did not
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
و
Harf · Supplemental particleand
لمْ
Harf · Negative particledid not
Grammar rules
Negation (not/no)
أَوَلَمْ (Did not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".
We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.
Lesson 19 · Negation & ExceptionsQuestion marker
أَوَلَمْ (Did not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition