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Al-Ma'idah · 5:74

So will they not repent to Allāh and seek His forgiveness? And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 8

أَفَلَا

afalā

So will not

Word breakdown

أَ

Harf · Interrogative particle

?

فَ

Harf · Supplemental particle

then

لَا

Harf · Negative particle

not/no

Grammar rules

Negation (not/no)

أَفَلَا (So will 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

أَفَلَا (So will not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition