Hafiz soon
Fatir · 35:44
Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those before them? And they were greater than them in power. But Allāh is not to be caused failure [i.e., prevented] by anything in the heavens or on the earth. Indeed, He is ever Knowing and Competent.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 30
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Have they not
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
و
Harf · Supplemental particleand
لمْ
Harf · Negative particledid not
Grammar rules
Negation (not/no)
أَوَلَمْ (Have they 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 they not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition