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At-Tawbah · 9:126

Do they not see that they are tried every year once or twice but then they do not repent nor do they remember?

Sahih International

Word 1 of 16

أَوَلَا

awalā

Do not

Word breakdown

أ

Harf · Interrogative particle

?

و

Harf · Supplemental particle

and

لا

Harf · Negative particle

not/no

Grammar rules

Negation (not/no)

أَوَلَا (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 & Exceptions
Question marker

أَوَلَا (Do not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition