LOT (LUT)
Lot was a nephew of Abraham, born to his brother Haran in the city of Ur. Haran had died when Abraham quit Ur and Lot accompanied his uncle Abraham in his travels. When Abraham finally settled in Canaan, God appointed Lot as His messenger to the people inhabiting the northern valley of River Jordan in the region of Motaffakah. There were two prosperous cities in this region known as Sodom and Gomorrah.
Iv corrupt. The people living in this region were morally They openly practised homosexuality. They defied the teachings of Lot and ridiculed and tortured him. In fact the degree of defiance was so high that Lot and his family lived in constant threat of persecution.
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
It was the year when God sent instructions to Abraham for ritual circumcision. He received Angels who informed him of the doom that was in stock for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham asked for the safety of his nephew Lot and his family. After assurances from God about the safety of his nephew and his family, the angels left for the territory of the ill- fated people.
The angels arrived at the door of Lot in the form of handsome lads. The town people rushed to grab them for their pleasure. Lot pleaded for their release but failed due to their superior numbers and determination. The angels delivered the instructions from God to Lot and told him to quit the region immediately and none of them should look back.
No sooner had the family of Lot climbed the hills. beyond the territory of Sodom and Gomorrah than a terrible earthquake struck the region. A fire of sulphur and huge boulders. flung from above and from the bowels of the earth, fully destroying the people and the two cities. The wife of Lot sympathised with the sinful people and disobeyed the
instructions of God. She turned back to look at the raging destruction down in the valley and was converted to a pillar of rock. Lot hurried out of the region with the rest of his family to the sanctuary promised by God.
References: The Qur’an: Sura An’am, A’raf, Hud, Anbiya’, Shu’ra’, Nahl, A’nkaboot, Sa’faat, Zariyat, Najan, Qamar and Tahreem.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 