![]() 3, p.1377) The vices of the people of Lot as The two towns, Sodom and Gomorrah, with which Lot as was connected had such a government. “In ancient times, generally every town had a separate government of its own, which was carried on by the chiefs of the place by mutual consultation as a sort of republic: or by a king whose authority was confined to one village or a number of villages. As mentioned above, Sodom and Gomorrah, to whom Prophet Lot as preached, were situated on the highway from Arabia to Syria. To understand the practicalities of that time, we must first familiarise ourselves with the place where Prophet Lot as preached his message. Thus, for us to understand the true import and life of Prophet Lot as – and Prophets in general – we must consult the Holy Quran, lest one fall astray with the fables mentioned in the Bible. The account which the Quran has given of this incident steers clear of all superstition.” ( Introduction to the Study of the Holy Quran, p. Such an account is worthy of stories told to children about ghosts and fairies. Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud ra, alluding to the Bible verse, about Lot’s as wife: “But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt” (Genesis 19:26), explains: The Bible further says that Lot’s as wife turned into a pillar of salt, but the Quran rejects such ideas. The Bible states that Lot as offered his daughters to the men of the town for fornication, whereas the Holy Quran is completely against this. The Bible states that Lot as was a jealous man whereas the Quran states he was a noble Prophet of Allah. ![]() The Holy Quran, being al-Furqan (the discriminator), clarifies certain aspects of Prophet Lot’s as life that the Bible does not. Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud ra, in his tafsir, writes that there is a vast difference between the life of Lot as given in the Holy Quran and the Bible. At another place in the Quran these towns are mentioned as having been situated ‘on a road that still exists’ (15:77).” ( Five Volume Commentary, Vol. “Sodom and Gomorrah were situated on the highway from Arabia to Syria where the Arab caravans passed by day and night. (Genesis, 12:5)Īccording to the Bible, Lot as was sent to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. He was, as the book of Genesis states, the nephew of Abraham. He lived in the time of Abraham as, believed in him, and migrated from Mesopotamia to Canaan with him. ![]() Prophet Lot as, commonly referred to as لوط (Lut) in the Holy Quran, was a noble prophet of God.
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