Hafiz soon
Al-A'raf · 7:100
Has it not become clear to those who inherited the earth after its [previous] people that if We willed, We could afflict them for their sins? But We seal over their hearts so they do not hear.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 19
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Would it not
Word breakdown
أَ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
وَ
Harf · Conjunctionand
لَمْ
Harf · Negative particledid not
Grammar rules
Conjunction وَ (and)
أَوَلَمْ (Would it not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · ParticlesNegation (not/no)
أَوَلَمْ (Would it 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 (Would it not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition