Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 80
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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➋ { اِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهٖۤ:} The people of Sodom are called the people of Lut (peace be upon him) because he was sent to them, otherwise he had come from Iraq, or perhaps he had an in-law relationship with them, because if he had any blood relation there, he would not have expressed such helplessness as mentioned in Surah Hud (80).
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The Center of Preaching of Sayyiduna Lut (Lot) ؑ:
Sayyiduna Lut ؑ was the nephew of Sayyiduna Ibrahim (Abraham) ؑ, the Friend of Allah, and he had believed in him. When Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ migrated from Iraq towards Syria and Palestine, Sayyiduna Lut ؑ was with him and continued to perform the duty of assisting in the preaching of the message. Then he too was granted prophethood. Now, Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ went towards Egypt, and Sayyiduna Lut ؑ was sent towards the east of Jordan, whose capital city was called Sodom. This was the center of preaching for Sayyiduna Lut ؑ. Today, there is no trace of Sodom to be found anywhere. The prevailing opinion is that this city was submerged in the Dead Sea, which is also called the Sea of Lut. Among the other moral evils of the people of Lut, the greatest evil was that instead of women, they would fulfill their sexual desires with men, in their backsides. This nation was the originator of this obscenity, and in this obscenity, this nation gained everlasting notoriety. So much so that the very name of this obscenity became associated with the people of Lut, and it came to be called "liwatat" (sodomy).
