Who was Prophet Lut? His life and story

Full story

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   Migration and the call

   Lut (peace be upon him) was a Prophet who believed in Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and migrated together with him. Allah sent him to a people.

   He called his people to worship Allah alone and to piety, and conveyed honesty and truth to them.

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   The immorality of the people

   The people of Lut (peace be upon him) were engaged in an indecency that no community had committed before: men having intimate relations with men. Lut warned them against this immorality, saying, "Do you commit such immorality as no one before you in the worlds has committed?" (Al-Araf, 80).

   But his people rejected his counsel and threatened to expel him from among them.

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   The destruction of the people and Lut's deliverance

   When his people persisted in denial and immorality, Allah's punishment came. Allah commanded Lut (peace be upon him) and the believers to leave that place by night; only his wife remained among those who stayed with the people.

   The punishment fell upon the people and they were destroyed (Hud, 82). Lut and those who believed with him were saved by Allah's mercy. This account shows the fate of immorality and the denial of truth.

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   Lut's longing for strength

   Facing his people's aggression, Lut (peace be upon him) said in helplessness, "If only I had power against you, or could take refuge in a strong support!" (Hud, 80). At that moment he did not yet know that the guests in his house were Allah's angels.

   Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), referring to this statement, noted that Lut (peace be upon him) had in fact taken refuge in the strongest support, Allah, and asked Allah's mercy upon him (Sahih Bukhari). This reminds us that Prophets rely only on Allah even in moments of hardship.

The account of Lut (peace be upon him) is narrated in the Quran in Surah Hud (11) and Surah Al-Araf (7), as well as in Surah Ash-Shuara and Surah Al-Ankabut. The Quran describes his call, the immorality of his people, and their destruction in measured and admonitory language.

• Immorality spreading through a society is a danger that leads to destruction.
• Prophets defend the truth alone, even against the majority.
• It is faith, not kinship, that saves a person: the wife of Lut is an example of this.
• Allah protects His friends even from the greatest punishment.

This page is based on Quran verses and authentic hadith sources.

• QuranSurah Al-Araf, 80

  This verse states Lut's (peace be upon him) warning to his people against an unprecedented immorality.

• QuranSurah Hud, 82

  This verse narrates the punishment falling upon the people of Lut and their destruction.

• QuranSurah Hud, 80

  Lut's (peace be upon him) words, "If only I could take refuge in a strong support," appear in this verse.

• HadithSahih Bukhari, 3372

  This hadith mentions our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stating that Lut (peace be upon him) had in fact taken refuge in the strongest support, Allah.

• Classical sourceTDV İslam Ansiklopedisi, "Lût"

  Referenced for academic information about Prophet Lut and his people.

Other Prophets connected with this story.

• Prophet Ibrahim

  A caller to Tawhid, the friend of Allah (Khalilullah)

• Prophet Nuh

  The Prophet who built the ark, one of the Ulul-Azm

Common questions about this Prophet.

• Who was Prophet Lut?

  Lut (peace be upon him) is a Prophet who migrated together with the Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and was sent to a depraved people. He warned his people against immorality and called them to piety.

• What did Prophet Lut warn his people against?

  His people were engaged in an indecency never seen before; Lut warned them against this immorality and called them to worship only Allah and to piety (Al-Araf, 80).

• How were Prophet Lut's people destroyed?

  When the people persisted in denial and immorality, punishment fell upon them and they were destroyed; Lut and the believers were saved, while his wife remained with the people (Hud, 82).

• What did our Prophet say about Prophet Lut?

  When Lut (peace be upon him) said before his people, "If only I could take refuge in a strong support" (Hud, 80), our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) noted that he had in fact taken refuge in the strongest support, Allah, and asked Allah's mercy upon him (Sahih Bukhari).