Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 21 Al-Anbya, Ayat 74-75
وَلُوۡطًا اٰتَيۡنٰهُ حُكۡمًا وَّعِلۡمًا وَّنَجَّيۡنٰهُ مِنَ الۡقَرۡيَةِ الَّتِىۡ كَانَتۡ تَّعۡمَلُ الۡخَبٰٓـئِثَؕ اِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوۡا قَوۡمَ سَوۡءٍ فٰسِقِيۡنَۙ
﴿21:74﴾
وَاَدۡخَلۡنٰهُ فِىۡ رَحۡمَتِنَا ؕ اِنَّهٗ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ
﴿21:75﴾
(21:74) We bestowed upon Lot sound judgement and knowledge,67
and We delivered him from the city that was immersed in foul deeds. They were
indeed a wicked people, exceedingly disobedient. (21:75) And We admitted him into Our mercy. Verily he was of the righteous.
Notes
67. The original Arabic word hukm is very comprehensive. It means judgment,
wisdom and discretion, and authority from Allah. Ilm stands for the revealed
knowledge of the truth. Thus, We bestowed hukm and ilm on Lot. We appointed
Lot as a Prophet. (For the story of Lot, see
(Surah Al-Aaraf, Ayats 80-84);
(Suran Younus, Ayats 70-83);
(Surah Al-Hijr, Ayats 57-74 )and the E.Ns there of).