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Al-Isra · 17:99

Do they not see that Allāh, who created the heavens and earth, is [the one] Able to create the likes of them? And He has appointed for them a term, about which there is no doubt. But the wrongdoers refuse except disbelief.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 23

۞ أَوَلَمْ

awalam

Do not

Word breakdown

أ

Harf · Interrogative particle

?

و

Harf · Supplemental particle

and

لمْ

Harf · Negative particle

did not

Grammar rules

Negation (not/no)

۞ أَوَلَمْ (Do 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 (Do not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition