Surah 21:75
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وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِي بَٰرَكۡنَا فِيهَا لِلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
and We rescued him, and Lot, (and brought them) to the land which We have blessed for the worlds.
وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَ نَافِلَةٗۖ وَكُلّٗا جَعَلۡنَا صَٰلِحِينَ
And We granted him Isaac, and Jacob as a gift, and each (of them) We made righteous.
وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ أَئِمَّةٗ يَهۡدُونَ بِأَمۡرِنَا وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِمۡ فِعۡلَ ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِۖ وَكَانُواْ لَنَا عَٰبِدِينَ
And We made them leaders (who) guide (others) by Our command, and We inspired them (with) the doing of good deeds, and the observance of the prayer and the giving of the alms, and they served Us.
وَلُوطًا ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗا وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَت تَّعۡمَلُ ٱلۡخَبَـٰٓئِثَۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمَ سَوۡءٖ فَٰسِقِينَ
And Lot – We gave him judgment and knowledge, and we rescued him from the town which was doing bad things. Surely they were an evil people (and) wicked.
وَأَدۡخَلۡنَٰهُ فِي رَحۡمَتِنَآۖ إِنَّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
And We caused him to enter Our mercy. Surely He was one of the righteous.
The Migration of Ibrahim to Ash-Sham (Greater Syria), accompanied by Lut
Allah tells us that He saved Ibrahim from the fire lit by his people, and brought him out from among them, migrating to the land of Ash-Sham, to the sacred regions thereof.
‘Ata’ and Mujahid said, “Nafilatan means as a gift.” Ibn 'Abbas, Qatadah and Al-Hakam bin TJyaynah said, “The gift of a son who has a son,” meaning that Ya'qQb was the son of Ishaq, as Allah says:
{But We gave her glad tidings of Ishaq, and after Ishaq, of Ya'qub} [11:71].
‘Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said, “He asked for one [son], and said,
{“ My Lord! Grant me from the righteous."} So Allah gave him Ishaq, and gave him Ya'qub in addition.
{Each one We made righteous.} means, both of them were good and righteous people.
{And We made them leaders,} means, examples to be followed.
{guiding by Our command,} inviting to Him by His leave. Allah says:
Here the general is followed by the specific.
{and of Us (Alone) they were the worshippers.} means, they did what they enjoined others to do.
The Prophet Lut
Then Allah mentions Lilt, whose full name was Lilt bin Haran bin Azar. He believed in Ibrahim and followed him, and migrated with him, as Allah says:
{So Liit believed in him. He (Ibrahim) said: "I will emigrate for the sake of my Lord"} [29:26].
Allah gave him wisdom and knowledge; He sent Revelation to him, made him a Prophet and appointed him to Sadum (Sodom) and its vicinity, but they rejected him and resisted him, so Allah utterly destroyed them, as He tells us in several places in His Book. Allah says;