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Ghafir · 40:21

Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those who were before them? They were greater than them in strength and in impression on the land, but Allāh seized them for their sins. And they had not from Allāh any protector.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 30

۞ أَوَلَمْ

awalam

Do not

Word breakdown

أ

Harf · Interrogative particle

?

و

Harf · Supplemental particle

and

لمْ

Harf · Negative particle

did not

Grammar rules

Negation (not/no)

۞ أَوَلَمْ (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 & Exceptions
Question marker

۞ أَوَلَمْ (Do not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition