The Story of Luth (Lot)

Lot was nephew of Abraham, they were in the same journey until being parted, Lot was instructed to City of Sodoma. The people of the city was believed involved in insolent and immoral nature of homosexuality.  Besides of homosexuality, the abhorring  people used to cut off the highway, rob the traveller , cheating and commit bad act in the public and assembly. Their shy less and perversion act gone to far when they said , ‘ Expel the family of Lot from the town, they are people of clean and pure’ (27:56) . Further they mock Lot admonition and they said  ‘ Brings us the chastisement of Allah if you are truthful ? (29:29).

Angels were sent down by God to  the people of Sodom to receive their punishment.  The angel passed Abraham and he ask, ‘ For what matter have you been sent ? ’ And the angel replied ‘ we have been sent to sinning people. We sent upon the them stones of clay, marked by your lord for the wanton’ ( 51:31-34) . The angel explain further to Abraham , ‘  We are to destroy the city of this town ,surely they are evildoers’.

‘But Lot is in the city.’ Abraham exclaimed. But the angel said, ‘ We are all aware of who is there, we shall save him and his family except his wife, she shall be of those who stay behind’. ( 29:31) Abraham expected the people  of Lot would be repented and accepted the call of God. But  God had described that the command has been decreed and the people will be punished and nothing to change this from happening.

Angel Gabriel, Michael and Israfil approach the city Sodom and disguise as good looking youth , in order God to put the people test and hujjah for their punishment. They came towards the town of Lot about afternoon and reached river of Sodom. They met the daughters of Lot Ritha and Zaghrata  amid taking water for her family and ask her for shelter. Ritha warned them not to enter the city, and asked them to wait until she came back. She feared that the two youth (angel)  will be become the victim of Sodom misbehave.

The daughter inform their father about the guest, Lot was grieved and felt unable to protect them and he sigh ‘ This is distress day’ . Lot brought the guest home and nobody appeared to know them accept their family. But his wife went to her people and informed them. After knowing  in the house of Lot are men such beautiful faces, people came rushing toward him.

Lot Said, ‘ These are my guest, do not disgrace me. And fear God , and do not put me in shame’  They said, ‘ Have we not forbidden you to plead for the people?’ He said(Lot) These are my daughters to marry if you act so.’ (15: 67-71)  . Lot urged them to go to their wives and threatened them with severe consequences if they do not cease from their practice. But the people disputed the warnings.

Finally the punishment took place.  ‘ When our Command came to pass. We turned habitation upside down, and rain upon the brimstones hard as baked clay, layer on layer (11:82). Angel Gabriel uprooted the city from the earth, they were all together 7 cities with its habitants and animals. He lifted the sky and threw it upside down. The wife of Lot who said went along fled with him(Lot) , however she turned back towards the  people after heard the sound of the Blast. And then the brimstone fell upon her and smashed into pieces.

This living example for other people to come who may repeat the crime. Always keeps to teaching and the commands of God. Today as we pass Tall el- Hamman in Jordan, the Mount of Sodom always remind us the story took place.  God said ‘ And Indeed  you pass by them in the morning and by night; Will you not understand’ ? (37:137) . This is because God always remind us , ‘ the punishments is never far from the evildoer’ (11:83).