Surah 26. Ash-Shu'ara

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-33 [2], 34-51 [3], 52-68 [4], 69-104 [5], 105-122 [6], 123-140 [7], 141-159 [8], 160-175 [9], 176-191 [10], 192-227 [11]

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Quran Text of Verse 160-17526. Ash-Shu'ara Page 374كَذَّبَتْDeniedقَوْمُ(the) peopleلُوْطِ(of) Lutلْمُرْسَلِیْنَۚۖthe Messengers اِذْWhenقَالَsaidلَهُمْto themاَخُوْهُمْtheir brotherلُوْطٌLutاَلَاWill notتَتَّقُوْنَۚyou fear (Allah) اِنِّیْIndeed I amلَكُمْto youرَسُوْلٌa Messengerاَمِیْنٌۙtrustworthy فَاتَّقُواSo fearاللّٰهَAllahوَ اَطِیْعُوْنِۚand obey me وَ مَاۤAnd notاَسْـَٔلُكُمْI ask youعَلَیْهِfor itمِنْanyاَجْرٍ ۚpaymentاِنْNotاَجْرِیَ(is) my paymentاِلَّاexceptعَلٰیfromرَبِّ(the) Lordالْعٰلَمِیْنَؕ(of) the worlds اَتَاْتُوْنَDo you approachالذُّكْرَانَthe malesمِنَamongالْعٰلَمِیْنَۙthe worlds وَ تَذَرُوْنَAnd you leaveمَاwhatخَلَقَcreatedلَكُمْfor youرَبُّكُمْyour Lordمِّنْofاَزْوَاجِكُمْ ؕyour matesبَلْNayاَنْتُمْyouقَوْمٌ(are) a peopleعٰدُوْنَ transgressing قَالُوْاThey saidلَىِٕنْIfلَّمْnotتَنْتَهِyou desistیٰلُوْطُO Lut!لَتَكُوْنَنَّSurely you will beمِنَofالْمُخْرَجِیْنَ the ones driven out قَالَHe saidاِنِّیْIndeed I amلِعَمَلِكُمْ(of) your deedمِّنَofالْقَالِیْنَؕthose who detest رَبِّMy Lord!نَجِّنِیْSave meوَ اَهْلِیْand my familyمِمَّاfrom whatیَعْمَلُوْنَ they do فَنَجَّیْنٰهُSo We saved himوَ اَهْلَهٗۤand his familyاَجْمَعِیْنَۙall اِلَّاExceptعَجُوْزًاan old womanفِی(was) amongالْغٰبِرِیْنَۚthose who remained behind ثُمَّThenدَمَّرْنَاWe destroyedالْاٰخَرِیْنَۚthe others وَ اَمْطَرْنَاAnd We rainedعَلَیْهِمْupon themمَّطَرًا ۚa rainفَسَآءَand evil wasمَطَرُ(was) the rainالْمُنْذَرِیْنَ (on) those who were warned اِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیَةً ؕsurely is a signوَ مَاbut notكَانَareاَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themمُّؤْمِنِیْنَ believers وَ اِنَّAnd indeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلَهُوَsurely Heالْعَزِیْزُ(is) the All-Mightyالرَّحِیْمُ۠the Most Merciful

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Translation of Verse 160-175

160. The people of Loot ¹³⁶ (too) denied the messenger (of Allah),

161. When their brother, Loot, asked them: “Do you not fear (Allah)?

162. “Verily, I am a trustworthy messenger of Allah for you;

163. “So fear Allah, and obey me.

164. “And I ask of you no recompense therefore, my recompense is the concern of only the Lord of the Worlds.

165. “What ! Of all the people of the world you go to boys (for sex)?¹³⁷

166. “And you leave your wives that your Lord has created? Nay, but you are transgressing people.”¹³⁸

167. They said: “If you do not desist,¹³⁹ O Loot! You will be banished.”¹⁴⁰

168. He said: Verily I abhor your conduct.¹⁴¹

169. “My Lord! deliver me and my household from what they¹⁴² do.”

170. So we delivered him and all his household ¹⁴³.

171. Except for one old woman who stayed behind.¹⁴⁴

172. Thereafter, We utterly destroyed the others.¹⁴⁵

173. And We rained on them a rain,¹⁴⁶ What an evil rain it was that came down on those who were warned.

174. Verily in that is a great sign,¹⁴⁷ yet most of them do not believe.

175. And verily, your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

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Commentary

136. The chronicle of Prophet of has been narrated in Surah A’raf, ayat Nos. 80 to 84, Surah Hijr, ayat Nos.77 to 83 and Surah Hijr, ayat Nos. 58 to 77. For explanation. their notes may be seen.

137. The dawah of Prophet Loot (Lot) was the same as that of all the prophets, that is: fear Allah and obey me. But he has specifically warned them for an evil which was very despicable from the moral point of view, and in which the society of the time was very badly involved, (i.e. homosexuality among males, sodomy).

In connection with the dawah and reform a principle is revealed from this that where the Prophets present the dawah of monotheism and the Hereafter as a basis for ideological and practical reform, there they take strong exception to those great evils, which being unnatural are required to be condemned with argument and which are rampant in the society like an epidemic. Having sexual relations with young boys was an open forbidden act, therefore, Prophet Loot raised his voice against that evil and shook his nation to give up that evil.

138. Allah has created women so that they may be sexual partner (wives) for men, but blind carnal desires turn men blind. Then he does not hesitate in committing any unnatural act. Only those men indulge in sodomy, leaving aside their wives, who have transgressed all limits of natural conduct and morality.

139. That is: If you do not desist from giving us the advice which you are giving, in other words, stop this advice and leave us alone.

140. That is: You will be forcibly banished from the country. This was a challenge given by the criminals to Prophet Loot.

141. The reply given by Prophet Loot to the challenge of the criminals was that the misconduct in which they were involved was most abhorrent, and therefore, how was it possible that he could not express his hatred for that. He told them clearly that he despised their conduct.

142. Prophet Loot said this prayer when his community was not prepared to tolerate his dawah and reformist efforts and they decided to take strong steps against the Prophet.

The abundance of evil-doers in a place turn the atmosphere of that place filthy. In such an atmosphere a decent person would not like to breathe. Therefore, when there was no hope of any reform, Prophet Loot prayed to Allah to save him from such a filthy environment.

143. It appears that those who believed in Prophet Loot, were the people of his own household.

144. She, who had not embraced Islam, was the wife of Prophet Loot. It may be noted in those times there did not exist any Muslim society anywhere. except for a few people. Therefore, the rules governing nikah were lenient. A prophet could marry only in the community to which he belonged. Therefore, some prophets had to deal with such wives who did not believe in them.

145. That is: to the disbelievers.

146. Means the rain of stones. For details please see Surah Hood, Note No.119.

147. Its explanation has been given in Note No.108 above.