Surah 54

Surah 54:33

"The people of Lot called the warnings a lie."

This brief story of Lot (vv. 33–39), the final version of eight in the Quran, indicates the punishment and hints at the sin of Lot’s city. Yet this version mentions neither Lot’s wife nor “an old woman” as among those who remained behind when Lot and his family fled. The other Lot stories are at 7.80–84; 11.77–83; 15.61–74; 26.160–73; 27.54–58; 29.28–34; and 37.133–38. On the subject of the repetition of stories in the Quran, see the discussion at 51.24.

- from The Quran with Christian Commentary: A Guide to Understanding the Scripture of Islam