Selected Quranic verses

﴿ قَالُواْ بَلۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَمۡتَرُونَ ﴾

They said, "But we have come to you with that abou...

﴿ وَأَتَيۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ ﴾

And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we...

﴿ فَأَسۡرِ بِأَهۡلِكَ بِقِطۡعٖ مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱتَّبِعۡ أَدۡبَٰرَهُمۡ وَلَا يَلۡتَفِتۡ مِنكُمۡ أَحَدٞ... ﴾

So set out with your family during a portion of th...

﴿ وَقَضَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡأَمۡرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقۡطُوعٞ مُّصۡبِحِينَ ﴾

And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter...

﴿ وَجَآءَ أَهۡلُ ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ يَسۡتَبۡشِرُونَ ﴾

And the people of the city came rejoicing.[680]

﴿ قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيۡفِي فَلَا تَفۡضَحُونِ ﴾

[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do no...

﴿ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخۡزُونِ ﴾

And fear Allāh and do not disgrace me."

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَوَلَمۡ نَنۡهَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴾

They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protec...

﴿ قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِيٓ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ ﴾

[Lot] said, "These are my daughters[681] - if you...

﴿ لَعَمۡرُكَ إِنَّهُمۡ لَفِي سَكۡرَتِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ ﴾

By your life, [O Muḥammad], indeed they were, in t...

﴿ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ مُشۡرِقِينَ ﴾

So the shriek[682] seized them at sunrise.

﴿ فَجَعَلۡنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةٗ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ ﴾

And We made the highest part [of the city] its low...