Surah 27:55
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وَلُوطًا إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلۡفَٰحِشَةَ وَأَنتُمۡ تُبۡصِرُونَ
And Lot, when he said to his people: ‘Do you commit immorality with your eyes open?
أَئِنَّكُمۡ لَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ شَهۡوَةٗ مِّن دُونِ ٱلنِّسَآءِۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٞ تَجۡهَلُونَ
Do you indeed approach men with lust instead of women? But you are an ignorant people!’
۞فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓاْ أَخۡرِجُوٓاْ ءَالَ لُوطٖ مِّن قَرۡيَتِكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُمۡ أُنَاسٞ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
The only response of his people was that they said, ‘Expel the house(hold) of Lot from your town, (for) surely they are men who keep themselves clean.’
فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمۡرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرۡنَٰهَا مِنَ ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
So We rescued him and his family, except for his wife. We decreed that she (would be) one of those who stayed behind.
وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
And We rained down on them a rain. Evil was the rain on those who had been warned!
upon him, and how he warned his people of Allah's punishment for committing an act of immorality which no human ever committed before them - intercourse with males instead of females. This is a major sin, whereby men are satisfied with men and women are with women (i.e., homosexuality). Lut said: {Do you commit immoral sins while you see?} meaning, 'while you see one another, and you practice every kind of evil in your meetings.' {Do you practice your lusts on men instead of women? Nay, but you are a people who behave senselessly.} means, 'you do not know anything of what is natural or what is prescribed by Allah.' This is like the Ayah: {Go you in unto the males of mankind, and leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your wives? Nay, you are a trespassing people!} 26:165-166 {There was no other answer given by his people except that they said: "Drive out the family of Lut from your city. Verily, these are men who want to be clean and pure!"} means, 'they feel embarrassed because of the deeds you are doing, and because you approve of your actions, so expel them from among yourselves, for they are not fit to live among you in your city.' So, the people resolved to do that, and Allah destroyed them, and a similar end awaits the disbelievers. Allah says: {So, We saved him and his family, except his wife. We...