Al-Baqarah
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Al-Baqarah · Ayah 243

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Translation

Did not

Word Breakdown

۞ أَلَمْ

Did not

Word Breakdown

أَHarf · Interrogative particle

Interrogative particle: introduces a question

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لَمْHarf · Negative particle

did not

Lemmaلَم

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Grammar Rules

Negation (not/no)
۞ أَلَمْ (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.
Question marker
۞ أَلَمْ (Did not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.

Sahih International

Have you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allāh said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life. And Allāh is the possessor of bounty for the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude.

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