سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ

Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 71

The Prophets · Meccan · Juz 17 · Page 327

وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَـٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿71﴾
And We rescued him and Lût (Lot) to the land which We have blessed for the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn).
وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ wanajjaynāhu And We delivered him
وَلُوطًا walūṭan and Lut
إِلَى ilā to
ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land
ٱلَّتِى allatī which
بَـٰرَكْنَا bāraknā We (had) blessed
فِيهَا fīhā [in it]
لِلْعَـٰلَمِينَ lil'ʿālamīna for the worlds

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71. 1. According to most commentators, this refers to the land of Sham. It is called blessed due to its abundance of greenery, fruits, rivers, and also because it was the dwelling place of the Prophets (peace be upon them).