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At-Tawbah · 9:13

Would you not fight against a people who broke their oaths and determined to expel the Messenger, and they had begun [the attack upon] you the first time? Do you fear them? But Allāh has more right that you should fear Him, if you are [truly] believers.

Sahih International

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أَلَا

alā

Will not

Word breakdown

أ

Harf · Interrogative particle

?

لا

Harf · Negative particle

not/no

Grammar rules

Negation (not/no)

أَلَا (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

أَلَا (Will not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition