Messenger
Lut peace be upon him
Ibrahim's nephew, who believed in him and migrated with him. He was sent to the people of Sodom, who committed an indecency no one had done before; they were destroyed and he was saved with his family except his wife.
Rasul (messenger): a prophet sent with a message to a people. Marked here when the Quran explicitly calls him a messenger; scholars also count others, such as Dawud, who was given the Zabur. Nabi (prophet): one who receives revelation from Allah. Every messenger is a prophet, but not every prophet is a messenger.
- Sent to
- The people of Sodom and the nearby towns
- Region
- Near the Dead Sea (according to historians)
- Named in the Quran
- 27 times by name
Key events
- Believed in Ibrahim and migrated with him (29:26).
- Called his people to stop their indecency and highway robbery (29:28-29).
- They threatened to drive him out of the town (27:56).
- Angels came to him as guests and told him to leave by night with his family (11:81).
- His wife stayed behind with those who were destroyed (7:83; 66:10).
- The town was turned upside down and stones of baked clay rained upon it (11:82).
Lesson
Stand firm for what is right, even if you stand alone.