Lut
لوط
Prophet · Messenger · Quranic figure
Lot — the prophet who warned his people and was rescued before their towns were overturned.
Overview
The Quran recounts Lut's opposition to his people's public immorality, the angels' arrival as guests, and the rescue of his household except his wife.
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- Lutلوط
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Quran references
Selected passages. Lut is linked to 28 ayat in total.
Al-A'raf 7:80
NamesDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُم بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, "Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds?
Hud 11:77
NamesDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.وَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًۭا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًۭا وَقَالَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَصِيبٌۭ
And when Our messengers, [the angels], came to Lot, he was anguished for them and felt for them great discomfort and said, "This is a trying day."
Hud 11:81
NamesDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.قَالُوا۟ يَٰلُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن يَصِلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكَ ۖ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ مُصِيبُهَا مَآ أَصَابَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ ٱلصُّبْحُ ۚ أَلَيْسَ ٱلصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍۢ
The angels said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; [therefore], they will never reach you. So set out with your family during a portion of the night and let not any among you look back - except your wife; indeed, she will be struck by that which strikes them. Indeed, their appointment is [for] the morning. Is not the morning near?"
Ash-Shu'ara 26:162
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌۭ
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
Across the Quran
- Hud5
- Ash-Shu'ara4
- Al-'Ankabut4
- Al-Hijr2
- Al-Anbiya2
- An-Naml2
- Al-Qamar2
- Al-An'am1
- Al-A'raf1
- Al-Hajj1
- As-Saffat1
- Sad1
- Qaf1
- At-Tahrim1
Counts include curated links and automatic matches on the Arabic word form.
Related
Groups
People of Lut
قوم لوطsent to
The people warned by Lut before their settlements were overturned.
People of Lut
قوم لوطopposed by
The people warned by Lut before their settlements were overturned.
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Events
Destruction of the people of Lut
هلاك قوم لوطparticipated in
The overturning and stoning of the settlements after Lut's warnings were rejected.
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Provenance
Relationships
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- The source states this outright.
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Lutsent toPeople of LutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.2 src
Evidence
- Quran Al-A'raf 7:80Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُم بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
“And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, "Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds?”
Open ayah 7:80 → - Quran Ash-Shu'ara 26:162Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌۭ
“Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.”
Open ayah 26:162 →
Lutopposed byPeople of LutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src
Evidence
- Quran Al-A'raf 7:82Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
وَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَخْرِجُوهُم مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌۭ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
“But the answer of his people was only that they said, "Evict them from your city! Indeed, they are men who keep themselves pure."”
Open ayah 7:82 →
Lutparticipated inDestruction of the people of LutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src
Lut is part of the event through the angelic warning and rescue.
Evidence
- Quran Hud 11:81Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
قَالُوا۟ يَٰلُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن يَصِلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكَ ۖ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ مُصِيبُهَا مَآ أَصَابَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ ٱلصُّبْحُ ۚ أَلَيْسَ ٱلصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍۢ
“The angels said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; [therefore], they will never reach you. So set out with your family during a portion of the night and let not any among you look back - except your wife; indeed, she will be struck by that which strikes them. Indeed, their appointment is [for] the morning. Is not the morning near?"”
Open ayah 11:81 →