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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 78
وَجَآءَهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ يُهْرَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِى هُنَّ أَطْهَرُ لَكُمْ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ فِى ضَيْفِىٓ ۖ أَلَيْسَ مِنكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَّشِيدٌ ﴿78﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And his people came rushing towards him, and since aforetime they used to commit crimes (sodomy), he said: "O my people! Here are my daughters (i.e. the women of the nation), they are purer for you (if you marry them lawfully). So fear Allâh and degrace me not with regard to my guests! Is there not among you a single right-minded man?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَآءَهُۥ
wajāahu
And came (to) him
قَوْمُهُۥ
qawmuhu
his people
يُهْرَعُونَ
yuh'raʿūna
rushing
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
وَمِن
wamin
and before
قَبْلُ
qablu
and before
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they (had) been
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
doing
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ
l-sayiāti
the evil deeds
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ
hāulāi
These
بَنَاتِى
banātī
(are) my daughters
هُنَّ
hunna
they
أَطْهَرُ
aṭharu
(are) purer
لَكُمْ ۖ
lakum
for you
فَٱتَّقُوا۟
fa-ittaqū
So fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تُخْزُونِ
tukh'zūni
disgrace me
فِى
fī
concerning
ضَيْفِىٓ ۖ
ḍayfī
my guests
أَلَيْسَ
alaysa
Is (there) not
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
رَجُلٌۭ
rajulun
a man
رَّشِيدٌۭ
rashīdun
right-minded
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And his people came rushing towards him, and they were already accustomed to committing evil deeds. Lot said, "O my people! These are my daughters [88]; they are purer for you. So fear Allah and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not a single right-minded man among you?"
[88]
The Thugs Forcing Their Way In and the Offer of Sayyiduna Lut (علیہ السلام):
As soon as the arrival of these guests was known, some thugs climbed over the walls of the house and reached there, demanding from Sayyiduna Lut (علیہ السلام) that he hand over the guests to them. This was the very moment that was a source of great distress for Sayyiduna Lut (علیہ السلام). Thus, in order to defend his guests, Sayyiduna Lut (علیہ السلام) said, "Here are my daughters present; I will marry them to you, and this is a purer path for you. Do not demand anything from me regarding my guests, nor disgrace me before them." He said this because these people had previously demanded the hand of his daughters in marriage, but seeing their evil deeds, he had refused them. Now, in order to protect the honor of his guests and himself, he even accepted this demand of theirs and reproached them, saying, "Have you crossed all limits of modesty and immorality? Is there not a single good person among you who can advise others or accept my word?"
The Meaning of "Daughters":
Some commentators also say that by "my daughters" is meant all the daughters of the nation, because a prophet is the spiritual father of the entire nation, and the daughters of the nation are his spiritual daughters. Although this is also correct, the sensitivity of the situation demands the explanation that was presented earlier, and the apparent words of the Quran also support this.
[88]
The Thugs Forcing Their Way In and the Offer of Sayyiduna Lut (علیہ السلام):
As soon as the arrival of these guests was known, some thugs climbed over the walls of the house and reached there, demanding from Sayyiduna Lut (علیہ السلام) that he hand over the guests to them. This was the very moment that was a source of great distress for Sayyiduna Lut (علیہ السلام). Thus, in order to defend his guests, Sayyiduna Lut (علیہ السلام) said, "Here are my daughters present; I will marry them to you, and this is a purer path for you. Do not demand anything from me regarding my guests, nor disgrace me before them." He said this because these people had previously demanded the hand of his daughters in marriage, but seeing their evil deeds, he had refused them. Now, in order to protect the honor of his guests and himself, he even accepted this demand of theirs and reproached them, saying, "Have you crossed all limits of modesty and immorality? Is there not a single good person among you who can advise others or accept my word?"
The Meaning of "Daughters":
Some commentators also say that by "my daughters" is meant all the daughters of the nation, because a prophet is the spiritual father of the entire nation, and the daughters of the nation are his spiritual daughters. Although this is also correct, the sensitivity of the situation demands the explanation that was presented earlier, and the apparent words of the Quran also support this.
