THE INDECENT LIFE OF THE PEOPLE OF LOT (VERSES NO. 77 - 80)

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Verses 81-83Verses 77-80

      According to some Islamic traditions, Lot was working in his farmland, when he saw some handsome young men coming to him. The strangers requested to be his guests for a couple of days. Morally he was obliged to entertain any guest, and knew it a religious duty; but here the case was differentِThe extraordinary beauty of the young stranger boys, and the addiction of his people to the evil passion of homosexuality, would be so difficult to handle; and such considerations filled him with anxiety and stress. So he said to himself:ِ ``To-day is a hard and troublesome day!''

      Lot had no other option but to take his guests at home from a way that they could not be seenِperhaps in the dark of the night. In their way home, Lot informed the young strangers of the evil perversion of his people who sought sexual satisfaction in aberrant ways.

      It is narrated that Allah had instructed the angels not to punish the town's folk before three witnesses testify their guilt.

      When Lot and his guests reached home safely his wife who was a disbeliever gave some signals to the chiefs of the rascals, informing them of what was going on in their house! So the heads of the homosexuals rushed towards the house of Lot. The apostle found himself very helpless when he saw his house besieged by the devils who were inflamed with the evil passion of homosexuality. He went out and said to them:ِ

      ``O, my people! Disgrace me not in front of my guests. Is there not a right-minded man among you? Here are my daughters; they are cleaner for you.''

      ``HERE ARE MY DAUGHTERS''

      Lot had no more than three daughters and most probably the intruders were the chiefs of the mischief makers, and were not very many, that Lot offered to sacrifice his daughters in order to save the chastity of his young guests. Some commentators have taken the offer of his daughters otherwise, which is not a strong reasoning. They say:ِ ``My daughter or my son in the tongue of a venerable man like the apostle of God, who is in fact the spiritual father of people, may mean any young girl or young man of the town; and thus Lot encouraged them to go after the girls instead of the boys, and keep on with chastity.''

      But in answer to their prophet, the wicked people said:ِ ``You know that we have no interest and liking in your daughters, and you well know what do we want!''

      What else could he do in that critical situation? He told them that he wished he had enough power to crush the rascals and smash them, or at least he could have a reliable support to rely on. But soon it was proved that the most powerful and the most reliable support was there, and everywhere, and even ready to protect His faithful servants. Then his guests declared themselves to be angels, and Messengers of God, who were sent down to punish the people of Lot. They assured Lot not to fear any more, that, these rascals can not even touch you!

 

 

 

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