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Az-Zumar · 39:36

Is not Allāh sufficient for His Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)]? And [yet], they threaten you with those [they worship] other than Him. And whoever Allāh leaves astray - for him there is no guide.

Sahih International

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أَلَيْسَ

alaysa

Is not

Word breakdown

أ

Harf · Interrogative particle

?

ليْس

Fi'l · Verb

Is not

Rootليسlys

to not be, negation of existence or state

89× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaلَّيْسَVerb (form I) - to not be

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

أَلَيْسَ (Is not) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present
Question marker

أَلَيْسَ (Is not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition