Hafiz soon
Al-A'raf · 7:97
Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep?
Sahih International
Word 1 of 9
أَفَأَمِنَ
afa-amina
Then did feel secure
Word breakdown
أَ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
فَ
Harf · Conjunctionand then
أَمِنَ
Fi'l · VerbThen did feel secure
RootامنAmn
to believe, faith, security, trust
879× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaأَمِنَVerb (form I) - to feel secure
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
أَفَأَمِنَ (Then did feel secure) 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 & PresentConjunction فَ (and then/so)
أَفَأَمِنَ (Then did feel secure) starts with فَ, which means "and then" or "so" — it shows sequence or consequence.
We add "and then" or "so" to show the order of events.
Lesson 4 · ParticlesQuestion marker
أَفَأَمِنَ (Then did feel secure) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition