Hafiz soon
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
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۞ أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Do not
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
و
Harf · Supplemental particleand
لمْ
Harf · Negative particledid 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 & ExceptionsQuestion 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