Al-A'raf
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Al-A'raf · Ayah 99

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Translation

Then did they feel secure

Word Breakdown

أَفَأَمِنُوا۟

Then did they feel secure

Word Breakdown

أَHarf · Interrogative particle

Interrogative particle: introduces a question

?

فَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: indicates sequence or consequence

and then

أَمِنُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPast
Rootامن
Very common

to believe, faith, security, trust

Lemmaأَمِنَ

Verb (form I) - to feel secure

وا۟Ism · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
أَفَأَمِنُوا۟ (Then did they feel secure) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction فَ (and then/so)
أَفَأَمِنُوا۟ (Then did they 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.
Question marker
أَفَأَمِنُوا۟ (Then did they feel secure) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.

Sahih International

Then, did they feel secure from the plan of Allāh? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allāh except the losing people.

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