Allah tells us that He sent His servant and Messenger Lut, peace be upon him,
to his people, and they denied him, so Allah saved him from among them, him and
his family with the exception of his wife, who was destroyed along with her
people. Allah destroyed them with different kinds of punishments, and made their
vicinity a foul, stinking lake which is on a well-travelled route where people
pass by night and day (i.e., the Dead Sea, which lays close to the cities of
Sodom and Gomorrah on the highway between Arabia and Syria). Allah says:
[وَإِنَّكُمْ
لَّتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِمْ مُّصْبِحِينَ - وَبِالَّيْلِ أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ
]
(Verily, you pass by them in the morning. And at night; will you not then
reflect) meaning, `will you not learn a lesson from them and how Allah destroyed
them, and realize that a similar end awaits the disbelievers.'
[وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ
لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ - إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ - فَسَـهَمَ
فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ - فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ - فَلَوْلاَ
أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحِينَ - لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ
يُبْعَثُونَ - فَنَبَذْنَـهُ بِالْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ - وَأَنبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ
شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ - وَأَرْسَلْنَـهُ إِلَى مِاْئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ
- فَـَامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعْنَـهُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ ]
(139. And verily, Yunus was one of the Messengers.) (140. When he ran to the
laden ship:) (141. Then he (agreed to) cast lots, and he was among the losers. )
(142. Then a (big) fish swallowed him as he had done an act worthy of blame.)
(143. Had he not been of them who glorify Allah,) (144. He would have indeed
remained inside its belly (the fish) till the Day of Resurrection.) (145. But We
cast him forth on the naked shore while he was sick,) (146. And We caused a
plant of gourd to grow over him.) (147. And We sent him to a hundred thousand
(people) or even more.) (148. And they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a
while.)
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