23:68

Al-Mu'minun · Ayah 68

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Then, do not

أَفَلَمْ

Then, do not

أHarf · Interrogative particle

Interrogative particle: introduces a question

فHarf · Supplemental particle

Supplementary particle: adds emphasis or rhetorical effect

then

لمْHarf · Negative particle

did not

Lemmaلَم

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Negation (not/no)

أَفَلَمْ (Then, do 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

أَفَلَمْ (Then, do not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Then have they not reflected over the word [i.e., the Qur’ān], or has there come to them that which had not come to their forefathers?

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