Hafiz soon
Luqman · 31:20
Do you not see that Allāh has made subject to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and amply bestowed upon you His favors, [both] apparent and unapparent? But of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening Book [from Him].
Sahih International
Word 1 of 30
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
لمْ
Harf · Negative particledid not
Grammar rules
Negation (not/no)
أَلَمْ (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.
Lesson 19 · Negation & ExceptionsQuestion marker
أَلَمْ (Do not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition