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 particle

and

لمْ

Harf · Negative particle

did 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 & Exceptions
Question 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