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Al-Kahf · 18:102

Then do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants instead of Me as allies? Indeed, We have prepared Hell for the disbelievers as a lodging.

Sahih International

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أَفَحَسِبَ

afaḥasiba

Do then think

Word breakdown

أ

Harf · Interrogative particle

?

ف

Harf · Supplemental particle

then

حسب

Fi'l · Verb

Do then think

RootحسبHsb

to reckon, count, account; to think, consider

109× in the Quran · Common

LemmaحَسِبَVerb (form I) - to think

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

أَفَحَسِبَ (Do then think) 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 & Present
Question marker

أَفَحَسِبَ (Do then think) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition