Hafiz soon
Luqman · 31:29
Do you not see [i.e., know] that Allāh causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term, and that Allāh, of whatever you do, is Aware?
Sahih International
Word 1 of 25
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