سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 83
فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ ﴿83﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then We saved him and his family, except his wife; she was of those who remained behind (in the torment).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ
fa-anjaynāhu
So We saved him
وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ
wa-ahlahu
and his family
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ
im'ra-atahu
his wife
كَانَتْ
kānat
she was
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ
l-ghābirīna
those who stayed behind
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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83. So We saved Lot and his family, except for his wife, who was among those who stayed behind [88] and was destroyed.
[88]
The Character of the Wife of Lut (Lot) ؑ:
Since the wife of Lut ؑ was in full collusion with those immoral people, whenever a guest came to the house, she would immediately inform them secretly and would incite those people to commit immorality with the guest. Therefore, she was equally involved in the crime of the people and had to face the same punishment that was inflicted upon that nation. The reason for this was that the wife of Lut ؑ also belonged to their nation, whereas Lut ؑ had migrated here from Babylon.
[88]
The Character of the Wife of Lut (Lot) ؑ:
Since the wife of Lut ؑ was in full collusion with those immoral people, whenever a guest came to the house, she would immediately inform them secretly and would incite those people to commit immorality with the guest. Therefore, she was equally involved in the crime of the people and had to face the same punishment that was inflicted upon that nation. The reason for this was that the wife of Lut ؑ also belonged to their nation, whereas Lut ؑ had migrated here from Babylon.
