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Saba · 34:9
Then, do they not look at what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and earth? If We should will, We could cause the earth to swallow them or [could] let fall upon them fragments from the sky. Indeed in that is a sign for every servant turning back [to Allāh].
Sahih International
Word 1 of 29
أَفَلَمْ
afalam
Then, do not
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
ف
Harf · Supplemental particlethen
لمْ
Harf · Negative particledid not
Grammar rules
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.
Lesson 19 · Negation & ExceptionsQuestion marker
أَفَلَمْ (Then, do not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition