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Al-Hajj · 22:46
So have they not traveled through the earth and have hearts by which to reason and ears by which to hear? For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the breasts.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 23
أَفَلَمْ
afalam
So have not
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
ف
Harf · Supplemental particlethen
لمْ
Harf · Negative particledid not
Grammar rules
Negation (not/no)
أَفَلَمْ (So 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
أَفَلَمْ (So have not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition