Prophet Lut (Alayhis Salaam)

Prophet Lut (Alayhis Salaam) and his family lived among very evil and disobedient people. These people did many things which Allah Ta'ala had forbidden. So Allah commanded Lut (Alayhis Salaam) to tell them: You must stop doing evil and believe in Allah. Allah has sent me to warn you of a terrible punishment that is going to befall you if you do not obey Him.

But people refused to listen to Lut (Alayhis Salaam). They even laughed at him because he would not join them in doing evil deeds.

One day, some visitors came to Lut (Alayhis Salaam). The evil people wanted to capture his visitors and harm them. Lut (Alayhis Salaam) was very afraid that he would not be able to protect his guests. But to Lut (Alayhis Salaam) ’s surprise and relief, the visitors said: You need not be frightened. Those evil-doers cannot harm us. For we are messengers of Allah. We have come from Allah to tell you to take your family and leave this town at night. None of you should try to turn and look back or stay behind. Only those who go without looking back will be saved.

Lut (Alayhis Salaam) knew at once that the visitors were indeed Allah’s angels. They had come so that Lut (Alayhis Salaam) and his family could escape and be safe, for Allah was going to punish the evil-doers of that town. Lut (Alayhis Salaam) and his family, however, had believed in Allah and prayed to Him. Therefore they were to be saved.

At once, Lut (Alayhis Salaam) and his family got ready and left their house at night when it was dark, so that the evil people would not see them. But then, just as they were leaving, Lut (Alayhis Salaam)’s wife turned back and stayed behind. She refused to believe in Allah and was also disobedient. So she was not saved from the punishment and death when Allah sent down a rain of fire and stones. All the houses in the town were destroyed and the disobedient people perished in the rain of fire and stones.

Only Lut (Alayhis Salaam) and the rest of his family were rescued, and they praised and thanked Allah for having saved them.