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172 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FROM THE QUR'AN

'Do not be afraid. We bring you the good news of a boy of great knowl-
edge.' He said, 'Do you bring me this good news despite the fact of old
age having reached me? What kind of good news are you bringing
me?' They said, 'We bring you good news of the truth, so do not be
among those who despair.' He said, 'Who despairs of the mercy of his
Lord except for misguided people?' He added, 'What is your business,
messengers?' They said, 'We have been sent to a people who are evil-
doers –with the exception of the family of Lut, all of whom We will
save, except for his wife. We have decreed her to be one of those who
stay behind.' (Surat al-Hijr, 51-60)
Our messengers brought the good news to Ibrahim. They said,
'Peace!' and he too said, 'Peace!' and brought in a roasted calf without
delay. When he saw that their hands were not reaching for it, he sus-
pected them and felt afraid of them. They said, 'Have no fear! We have
been sent to the people of Lut.' His wife was standing there and she
laughed out loud. So We gave her the good news of Ishaq, and beyond
Ishaq, Ya'qub. She said, 'Woe is me! How can I give birth when I am an
old woman and my husband here is an aged man? This is indeed an
astonishing thing!' They said, 'Are you astonished at Allah's com-
mand? May Allah's mercy and His blessings be upon you, People of
the House! He is Praiseworthy, All-Glorious.' (Surah Hud, 69-73)
Our messengers brought the good news to Ibrahim. They said,
'Peace!' and he too said, 'Peace!' and brought in a roasted calf without
delay. When he saw that their hands were not reaching for it, he sus-
pected them and felt afraid of them. They said, 'Have no fear! We have
been sent to the people of Lut.' (Surah Hud, 69-70)

ANGELS THAT CAME TO THE PROPHET LUT (AS)
When the Messengers came to the family of Lut, he said, 'You are
people we do not know.' They said, 'We have come to you with what
they had doubts about. We have brought you the truth and we are cer-
tainly truthful men. Travel with your family in the dead of night, fol-
lowing behind with them in front of you. None of you must look back.
Go where you are ordered to.' (Surat al-Hijr, 61-65)
When Our Messengers came to Lut, he was distressed on their ac-
count, feeling incapable of protecting them. They said, 'Do not fear