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trust. So fear Allah and obey me. No reward do I ask of you for it: my
reward is only from the lord of the Worlds. Of all the creatures in the world,
will ye approach males, And leave those whom Allah has created for you
to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!"
They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out!"
He said: "I do detest your doings." (Surat ash-Shu’ara: 160-168)
The people of Lut (as) threatened him in response to his inviting them
to the right way. His people detested him because of his showing them the
right way, and wanted to banish both him and the other believers beside
him. In other verses, the event is told as follows:
We also (sent) Lut: He said to his people: "Do ye commit lewdness such as
no people in creation (ever) committed before you? For ye practise your
lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgress-
ing beyond bounds."
And his people gave no answer but this: they said, "Drive them out of your
city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!" (Surat al-A‘raf:
80-82)
Lut (as) called his people to an obvious truth and warned them explic-
itly, but his people did not heed any warnings whatsoever and continued
to reject him and to deny the penalty of which he told them.
And (remember) Lut: "Behold" he said to his people: "Ye do commit lewd-
ness, such as no people in Creation (ever) committed before you. Do ye
indeed approach men, and cut off the highway? And practise wickedness
(even) in your councils?" But his people gave no answer but this: they said:
"Bring us the Wrath of Allah if thou tellest the truth." (Surat al-Ankaboot:
28-29)
Receiving the above answer from his people, Lut asked for the help of
Allah,
He said: "O my Lord! help Thou me against people who do mischief!"
(Surat al-Ankaboot: 30)
"O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!" (Surat
ash-Shu’ara: 169)
Upon Lut’s (as) prayer, Allah sent two angels in the form of men. These
angels visited Ibrahim (as) before coming to Lut (as). Giving Ibrahim (as)
the good news that his wife would give birth to an infant, the messengers

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