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An-Nahl · 16:48
Have they not considered what things Allāh has created? Their shadows incline to the right and to the left, prostrating to Allāh, while they [i.e., those creations] are humble.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 17
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Have not
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
و
Harf · Supplemental particleand
لمْ
Harf · Negative particledid not
Grammar rules
Negation (not/no)
أَوَلَمْ (Have 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 (Have not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition