Transliteration:( Wa Lootan iz qaala liqawmiheee ata'toonal faahishata maa sabaqakum bihaa min ahadim minal 'aalameen )
"And We sent Lut [194] when he said to his people: 'Do you commit that indecency [195] which was not committed by anyone in the world before you?'" [196]
Hazrat Lut (عليه السلام) was the nephew of Prophet Ibrahim (عليه السلام). He initially migrated with Hazrat Ibrahim to Syria, where he served him faithfully. Through the dua (supplication) of Ibrahim, Lut was appointed as a Prophet and later sent to the region of Sadoom (Sodom), while Ibrahim remained in Syria and Palestine. Their roles represent both family connection and divine assignment in different lands.
The term "indecency" in this verse refers specifically to sodomy—a sin so unnatural that even animals (except pigs) are repulsed by it. While infidelity (kufr) is the gravest sin in terms of belief, sodomy is labelled as "fahisha" (indecency) because it violates the natural moral sense that exists in the human mind. It is a repulsive act, universally condemned, and an affront to natural human behavior.
Several key rulings and insights emerge:
Sodomy was introduced by the people of Lut, making it a newly invented evil during his time. Hence, the act is known in Arabic as "Liwāṭah", derived from the name of Lut.
Sodomy with boys is categorically haram (forbidden). One who does not consider it unlawful, despite clear divine condemnation, falls into infidelity for denying a well-known ruling of Islam.
Even non-believers are bound by behavioral laws such as prohibitions on murder, theft, and sodomy. These universal moral laws are applicable to all, unlike certain acts of worship which are specific to believers.
80. And (remember) Lut, when he said to his people: “Do you commit lewdness such as none preceding you has committed in all of the nations 81. “Verily, you practice your lusts on men instead of women. Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond bounds.”
Allah said, We sent,
(And)
(Lut, when he said to his people..) Lut (Lot) is the son of Haran the son of Azar (Terah), and he was the nephew of Ibrahim, peace be upon them both. Lut had believed in Ibrahim and migrated with him to the Sham area. Allah then sent Lut to the people of Sadum (Sodom) and the surrounding villages, to call them to Allah, enjoin righteousness and forbid them from their evil practices, their sin, and wickedness. It this area, they did things that none of the children of Adam or any other creatures ever did before them. They used to have sexual intercourse with males instead of females. This evil practice was not known among the Children of Adam before, nor did it even cross their minds, so they were unfamiliar with it before the people of Sodom invented it, may Allah’s curse be on them. `Amr bin Dinar conmented on;
(“…as none preceding you has committed in all of the nations.”) “Never before the people of Lut did a male have sex with another male.” This is why Lut said to them,
(“Do you commit lewdness such as none preceding you has committed in all of the nations Verily, you practice your lusts on men instead of women.”) meaning, you left women whom Allah created for you and instead had sex with men Indeed, this behavior is evil and ignorant because you have placed things in their improper places. Lut, peace be upon him, said to them:
(“these (the girls of the nation) are my daughters (to marry lawfully), if you must act (so).”) ﴿15:71﴾ So he reminded them of their women, and they replied that they do not desire women!,
(They said: “Surely, you know that we have neither any desire nor need of your daughters, and indeed you know well what we want!” ) ﴿11:79﴾ meaning, you know that we have no desire for women and you know what we desire with your guests.
(7:80) And remember when We sent Lot [as a Messeng to his people and he said to them:[63] ‘Do you realize you practise an indecency of which no other people in the world were guilty of before you?
63. The land inhabited by the people of Lot, which lies between Iraq and Palestine, is known as Trans-Jordan. According to the Bible, its capital town was Sodom, which is situated either somewhere near the Dead Sea, or presently lies submerged under it.. Apart from Sodom, according to the Talmud, there were four other majour cities, and the land lying between these cities was dotted with such greenery and orchards that the whole area looked like one big garden enchanting any onlooker. However, the whole nation was destroyed and today wc can find no trace of it. So much so that it is difficult to even locate the main cities which they inhabited. If anything remains as a reminder of this nation it is the Dead Sea which is also called the Sea of Lot. The Prophet Lot who was a nephew of the Prophet Abraham, accompanied his uncle as he moved away from Iraq. Lot sojourned to Syria, Palestincand Egypt forawhile and gained practical experience of preaching his message. Later God bettowed prophethood upon him and assigned to him the mission of reforming his misguided people. The people of Sodom have been referred to as the people of Lot presumably because Lot may have established matrimonial ties with those people.
One of the many accusations recorded gainst Lot in the Bible – and the Bible has been tampered with extensively by the Jews – is that Lot migrated to Sodom after an argument with Abraham (Genesis 13: 10-12).
The Qur’an refutes this baseless charge and affirms that Lot was designated by God to work as His Messenger among his people.
The author refers to an argument between Abraham and Lot which he considers to be a fabrication of Jews.The obvious basis of this is that such an argument between the Prophets is inconceivable since it is unbecoming of them as Prophets. The basis of this inference is a statement in Genesis 13:1-12.
It seems that there has been some confusion with regard to this inference. The verses of Genesis in question make no reference to any strife between the two Prophets. The strife to which it refers allegedly took place between the two Prophets. In addition, when the two Prophets parted company it was on a pleasant note for Abraham had suggested that since there was an abundance of land, Lot should choose that part of the land he preffered so as to exclude all possibilities of strife between their herdsmen. (See Genesis 13:1-5-Ed.)
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