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The Prophet Lot (pbuh)

The Fate of Pompeii

Pompeii was the symbol of Rome's moral degeneration. Just
like the Prophet Lot's (pbuh) tribe, the inhabitants of Pompeii,
who had also strayed far from religious morality, chose a lifestyle
contrary to the morals and life commanded by Allah. And so
Allah punished them, just as He punished the Prophet Lot's
(pbuh) tribe. Every society that rebels against Allah inevitably is

punished, either in this world or the next, for this is one of Allah's
laws. As Allah reveals:
... You will not find any changing in the pattern of Allah.
You will not find any alteration in the pattern of Allah.
(Surah Fatir, 43)
Pompeii was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79

CE. Mount Vesuvius is the symbol of Italy, particularly the city
of Naples. Dormant now for some 2,000 years, it is also known as
the Mountain of Misfortune. Naples stands on the mount's western
slopes, and Pompeii stands on its eastern slopes. This disaster

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