Hafiz soon
Ar-Rum · 30:9
Have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? They were greater than them in power, and they plowed [or excavated] the earth and built it up more than they [i.e., the Makkans] have built it up, and their messengers came to them with clear evidences. And Allāh would not ever have wronged them, but they were wronging themselves.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 32
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Have not
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
و
Harf · Supplemental particleand
لمْ
Harf · Negative particledid not
Grammar rules
Negation (not/no)
أَوَلَمْ (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
أَوَلَمْ (Have not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition