Hafiz soon
Ta-Ha · 20:89
Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech [i.e., response] and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit?
Sahih International
Word 1 of 12
أَفَلَا
afalā
Then, did not
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
ف
Harf · Supplemental particlethen
لا
Harf · Negative particlenot/no
Grammar rules
Negation (not/no)
أَفَلَا (Then, 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 & ExceptionsQuestion marker
أَفَلَا (Then, did not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition