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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 particle

then

لمْ

Harf · Negative particle

did 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 & Exceptions
Question 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