Transliteration:( Wa laqad taraknaa min haaa aayatan baiyinatan liqawminy ya'qiloon )
"And indeed, We have left a clear sign [85] from it for people who understand."
The destruction of the people of Lut left behind visible signs, such as foul-smelling springs and stones marked with names, which endured for generations. The Companions of the Prophet ﷺ witnessed these remnants. However, only those with religious insight—not mere worldly intelligence—can truly benefit from such warnings and grasp their spiritual message.
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Please refer to Surah Ankabut ayat 31 which provides the complete commentary from verse 31 through 35.
(29:35) And We have left a vestige of it in that city as a Clear Sign[57],[59] for a people who use their reason.[60]
59. “A clear sign”: the Dead Sea, which is also called Sea of Lot. The Quran at several places has addressed the disbelievers of Makkah, saying, “A sign of the torment that visited this wicked people on account of their misdeeds still exists on the highway, which you see night and day during your trade journeys to Syria.” (Surah Al-Hijr, Ayat 76); (Surah As-Saffat, Ayat 137). Today it is being admitted with near certainty that the southern end of the Dead Sea came into being as a result of a violent earthquake when the area in which Sodom, the central city of the people of Lot, was located sank underground. In this part there are still signs of some submerged habitations. Exploratory attempts are being made with the modern diving apparatus but the results are still awaited. see (Surah Ash-Shuara, ayat 173) note 114.
60. For the Islamic punishment of sodomy, see (Surah Al-Aaraf, ayat 84) note 68.
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