Stories from the Qur’an • Series 8

The City Turned Upside Down

The Story of Prophet Lut According to the Qur’an and Authentic Hadith

A righteous prophet lived alone among a people who made immorality a norm, and purity a reason for expulsion. He rebuked them tirelessly, offered the lawful way, and pleaded by the name of Allah — until the last night came and the morning became the moment of destruction. The story of Prophet Lut, told in modest, veiled language as the Qur’an itself tells it — from the Qur’an and authentic Hadith only, without Israiliyyat. “Is not the morning near?”

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What You Will Learn

Emigrating with Ibrahim — Lut who believed when others rejected, then was sent as a messenger (29:26; 21:71–75), with a chart of his story’s episodes in eleven surahs.
A trustworthy messenger — the call to piety first, then the rebuke of sin (26:160–166), and marriage as the way of the fitrah (30:21).
Immorality and the ghirah of Allah — three layers of wrongdoing of the people of Lut (7:80–81; 29:28–29) and why Allah forbade immoralities (Sahih al-Bukhari 4634).
Unknown guests — the last night, the plea of Lut, and the saying of the Prophet ﷺ: “he was taking refuge in a very strong support” (Sahih al-Bukhari 3375), with a chart of the events until morning.
The overturned city and the wife who remained behind — “only one house” (51:36), the example of Lut’s wife (66:10), and “when filth becomes abundant” (Sahih al-Bukhari 3346).
What the Qur’an does not tell — Israiliyyat that must be rejected, and honest archaeological notes: Bab edh-Dhra‘, and the Tall el-Hammam study retracted in 2025.

وَلَقَد تَّرَكۡنَا مِنۡهَآ ءَايَةَۢ بَيِّنَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يَعۡقِلُونَ

“And We have certainly left of it a sign as clear evidence for a people who use reason.”

Surah Al-‘Ankabut (29): 35 — Sahih International

🌿 Reflection When you feel most alone for guarding your purity, remember that Lut was in truth taking refuge in the strongest support. Allah does not leave those who guard themselves alone — even if only one house remains.

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The story of Prophet Lut — selected verses from eleven surahs with the Sahih International translation, charts of the episodes and the last night, authentic Hadith with linked chains of narration, commentary of trusted scholars, a table of rejected Israiliyyat and honest archaeological notes.

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