![]() ![]() When they insisted on their sins, the divine punishment was sent down. Thus, they committed sodomy, robbery, and harassment of others. ![]() They are negatively portrayed in the Qur'an and historical texts. People of Lut were people who lived in the "overturned cities" in Palestine. He lived in the land for over twenty years until the divine punishment. Lot (a) called people to Abraham's religion. These cities are mentioned in the Qur'an as cities destroyed by God's punishment. According to historical cities, he was sent to the land of "Mu'tafikat" (that is, overturned cities) in Palestine, including Sodom, Gomorrah, Zoar, and Zeboim. His prophethood is explicitly mentioned in the Qur'an. Lot (a) was assigned the position of prophethood by God. He is buried in Bani Na'im in al-Khalil province of Palestine. Lot (a) is mentioned twenty seven times in the Qur'an. According to Qur'anic verses and historical accounts, Lot's wife was punished just like Lot's people. ![]() People gathered around Lot's house and asked him to let them rape his guests. For instance, when divine angels went to Lot's house in the form of young men in order to give him the news of the divine punishment, Lot's wife informed people that there were two young men in Lot's house. She supported sins committed by People of Lut. Lot's wife is characterized in the Qur'an as a negative character. On another account, Abraham's (a) son, Midian, was also Lot's son in law. The Prophet Shu'ayb (a) is also said to be Lot's (a) son in law. One of Lot's daughters was the mother of the Prophet Jacob (a). Lot (a) had two daughters named "Rutba" and "Ra'ura", who left the city together with their father before the punishment was sent down, and then they joined Abraham (a). In some sources, Lot (a) is characterized as generous and hospitable. He is said to be superior to others, and to have wisdom and knowledge. He is characterized in the Qur'an as having great virtues. Lot (a) went to different cities in Palestine to call people to monotheism. When God commanded Abraham (a) to go to the land of Canaan in Palestine, he accompanied him there. His belief in ] is mentioned in Qur'an 29 (Sura al-Ankabut). Lot (a) and Sarah believed in Abraham (a) when he called people to monotheism in Babylon. He was also related to Abraham (a) through his sister, Sarah, who was Abraham's (a) wife. Lot (a) was the son of Haran, the grandson of Terah, and the son of Abraham's (a) brother. Lot (a) is said to have been buried in Bani Na'im in al-Khalil province in Palestine. Finally, Lot (a) left the land and the people suffered a divine punishment. They ignored Lot's (a) warnings to quit their sins. People of "Mu'tafikat" committed sins such as sodomy. Lot (a) was commanded by God to go to the land of " Mu'tafikat" (overturned cities). After Abraham's call to monotheism in Babylon, Lot (a) and his sister, Sarah, came to believe in him.Īfter Abraham's decision to immigrate to the Hebrew land in Palestine, Lot (a) and Sarah joined him there. He lived in the period of the Prophet Abraham (a) and had a blood relation with him. Haran (Arabic: لوط) was a prophet whose people were punished for their Major Sins, such as sodomy. The divine punishment of the People of Lut ![]()
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