Prophet Lot (Lut)
\nDescription of the People of Sodom
\nProphet Abraham (PBUH) left Egypt accompanied by his nephew Lut (PBUH), who then went to the city of Sodom (Sadum), which was on the western shore of the Dead Sea. This city was filled with evil. Its residents waylaid, robbed and killed travelers. Another common evil among them was that men had sex with men instead of with women. This unnatural act later became known as sodomy (after the city of Sodom). It was practiced openly and unashamedly.
\nLot\u2019s Message
\nIt was at the height of these crimes and sins that Allah revealed to Prophet Lut (PBUH) that he should summon the people to give up their indecent behavior, but they were so deeply sunk in their immoral habits that they were deaf to Lot\u2019s preaching. Swamped in their unnatural desires, they refused to listen, even when Lot warned them of Allah\u2019s punishment. Instead, they threatened to drive him out of the city if he kept on preaching.
\nAllah the Almighty revealed: The people of Lot (those dwelt in the towns of Sodom in Palestine) belied the Messengers when their brother Lot said to them: \u201cWill you not fear Allah and obey Him? Verily! I am a trustworthy Messenger to you. SO fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me. No reward do I ask of you for it (my Message of Islamic Monotheism) my reward is only from the Lord of the Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists). Go you in unto the males of the Alamin (mankind), and leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your wives? Nay, you are a trespassing people!\u201d They said: \u201cIf you cease not, O Lot! Verily, you will be one of those who are driven out!\u201d HE said: \u201cI am indeed, of those who disapprove with severe anger and fury your (this evil) action (of sodomy). My Lord! Save me and my family from what they do.\u201d SO We saved him and his family, all except an old woman (this wife) among those who remained behind. (Ch 26:160-171 Quran)
\nLot\u2019s Wife
\nThe doings of Lot\u2019s people saddened his heart. Their unwholesome reputation spread throughout the land, while he struggled against them. As the years passed, he persisted in his mission but to no avail. No one responded to his call and believed except for the members of his family, and even in his household, not all the members believed. Lot\u2019s wife, like Noah\u2019s wife, a disbeliever. Allah the Almighty declared:
\n\u201cAllah set forth an example for those who disbelieve, the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were under two of Our righteous slaves, but they both betrayed their (husbands, by rejecting their doctrines) so they (Noah & Lut) benefited them (their respective wives) not, against Allah, and it was said: \u201cEnter the Fire along with those who enter!\u201d (Ch 66:10 Quran)
\nAngels Come to Meet Lot
\nIf home is the place of comfort and rest, then Lut found none, for he was tormented both inside and outside his home. His life was continuous torture and he suffered greatly, but he remained patient and steadfast with his people. The years rolled by, and still not one believed in him. Instead, they belittled his message and mockingly challenged him: \u201cBring Allah\u2019s Torment upon us if you are one of the truthful!\u201d (Ch 29:29 Quran).
\nOverwhelmed with despair, Lot prayed to Allah to grant him victory and destroy the corrupt. Therefore, the angels left Abraham (pbuh) and headed for Sodom the town of Lut (pbuh). They reached the walls of the town in the afternoon. The first person who caught sight of them was Lot\u2019s daughter, who was sitting beside the river, filling her jug with water. When she lifted her face and saw them, she was stunned that there could be men of such magnificent beauty on earth.
\nOne of the tree men (angels) asked her: \u201cO maiden, is there a place to rest?\u201d Remembering the character of her people she replied, \u201cStay here and do not enter until I inform my father and return.\u201d Leaving her jug by the river, she swiftly ran home. \u201cO father!\u201d she cried. \u201cYou are wanted by young men at the town gate and I have never before seen the like of their faces!\u201d
\nLot felt distressed as he quickly ran to his guests. He asked them where they came from and where they were going. They did not answer his questions. Instead they asked if he could host them. He started talking with them and impressed upon them the subject of his people\u2019s nature. Lot was filled with turmoil; he wanted to convince his guests without offending them, not to spend the night there, yet at the same time he wanted to extend to them the expected hospitality normally accorded to guests. In vain he tried to make them understand the perilous situation. At last, therefore, he requested them to wait until the night fell, for then no one would see them.
\nThe Mob at Lot\u2019s House
\nWhen darkness fell on the town, Lot escorted his guest to his home. No one was aware of their presence. However, as soon as Lot\u2019s wife saw them, she slipped out of the house quietly so that no one noticed her. Quickly, she ran to her people with the news and it spread to all the inhabitants like wildfire. The people rushed towards Lot quickly and excitedly. Lot was surprised by their discovery of his guests. and he wondered who could have informed them. The matter became clear, however, when he could not find his wife, anywhere, thus adding grief to his sorrow.
\nWhen Lot saw the mob approaching his house, he shut the door, but they kept on banging on it. He pleaded with them to leave the visitors alone and fear Allah\u2019s punishment. He urged them to
\nseek sexual fulfillment with their wives, for that is what Allah had made lawful. Lot\u2019s people waited until he had finished his short sermon, and then they roared with laughter. Blinded by passion, they broke down the door. Lot became very angry, but he stood powerless before these violent people. He was unable to prevent the abuse of his guests, but he firmly stood his ground and continued to plead with the mob.
\nThe Punishment
\nAt that terrible moment, he wished he had the power to push them away from his guests. Seeing him in a state of helplessness, and grief the guests said: \u201cDo not be anxious or frightened, Lot for we are angels, and these people will not harm you.\u201d On hearing this, the mob was terrified and fled from Lot\u2019s house, hurling threats at him as they left. The angels warned Prophet Lut (pbuh) to leave his house before sunrise, taking with him all his family except his wife. Allah had decreed that the city of Sodom should perish. An earthquake rocked the town. IT was as if a mighty power had lifted the entire city and flung it down in one jolt. A storm of stones rained on the city. Everyone and everything was destroyed, including Lot\u2019s wife.
\nThe Angels Meet Abraham
\nAllah the Almighty recounted this story:
\n\u201cAnd tell them about the guests (angels) of Abraham. When they entered unto him, and said: \u201cSalaaman (peace)!\u201d Abraham said: \u201cIndeed! We are afraid of you.\u201d They (the angels) said: \u201cDo not be afraid! We give you glad tidings of a boy (son) possessing much knowledge and wisdom.\u201d (Abraham) said: \u201cDo you give me glad tidings (of a son) when old age has overtaken me? Of what then is your news?\u201d They (the angels) said: \u201cWe give you glad tidings in truth. So be not of the despairing.\u201d Abraham said: \u201cAnd who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who are astray?\u201d (Abraham again) said: \u201cWhat then is the business on which you have come, O Messengers?\u201d They (the angels) said: \u201cWe have been sent to a people who are Mujrimeen (criminals, disbeliveers, polytheists, sinners). (All) except the family of Lot. Them all we are surely going to save (from destruction).\u201d Except his wife, of whom We have decreed that she shall be of the those who remain behind (she will be destroyed). Then when the Messengers (the angels) came unto the family of Lot, he said: \u201cVerily! You are people unknown to me.\u201d They said: \u201cNay! we have come to you with that (torment) which they have been doubting. And we have brought to you the truth (the news of the destruction of your nation) and certainly, we tell the truth. Then travel in a part of the night with your family, and you go behind them in the rear, and let no one amongst you look back, but go on to where you are ordered.\u201d And We made known this decree to him, that the root of those (sinners) was to be cut off in the early morning The inhabitants of the city came rejoicing (at the news of the young men\u2019s arrival). Lot said: \u201cVerily! These are my guests, so shame me not. And fear Allah and disgrace me not.\u201d They (people of the city) said: \u201cDid we not forbid you to entertain (or protect) any of the Alamin
\n(people, foreigners strangers etc) from us?\u201d Lot said: \u201cThese (the girls of the nation) are my daughters to marry lawfully) if you must act so.\u201d Verily, by your life (O Muhammad), in their wild intoxication they were wandering blindly. So As Saliha (torment, awful cry etc) overtook them at the time of sunrise; and We turned (the towns of Sodom in Palestine) upside down and rained down on them stones of baked clay. Surely! In this are signs for those who see (or understand or learn the lessons from the Signs of Allah). And verily! They (the cities) are right on the highroad (from Mecca to Syria, i.e. the place where the Dead Sea is now). Surely! Therein is indeed a sign for the believers.\u201d (Ch 15:51-77 Quran)
\nAllah the Exalted also declared:
\n\u201cSo we saved him and his family, all, except an old woman (his wife) among those who remained behind. Then afterward We destroyed the others. We rained on them a rain of torment. How evil was the rain of those who had been warned. Verily, in this is indeed a sign yet most of them are not believers. Verily! Your Lord, He is indeed the All Mighty, the Most Merciful. (Ch 26:170-175 Quran)
\nLot\u2019s Life after Sodom
\nThe book was closed on the people of Lot (pbuh). Their towns and names have been erased from the face of the earth. Gone are they from memory. One book was closed of the books of corruption. Lot (pbuh) proceeded towards Abraham (pbuh). HE visited him, and when he recounted the story of his people, he was surprised to learn that Abraham (pbuh) already knew. So Lut (pbuh) continued to invite people to Allah, as did Abraham (pbuh), the patient one who turned to Allah repentantly, and the two held firm to their mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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