Selected Quranic verses

﴿ وَجَآءَ أَهۡلُ ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ يَسۡتَبۡشِرُونَ ﴾

67. And the inhabitants of the city came rejoicing...

﴿ قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيۡفِي فَلَا تَفۡضَحُونِ ﴾

68. [Lût (Lot)] said: "Verily! these are my guests...

﴿ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخۡزُونِ ﴾

69. "And fear Allâh and disgrace me not."

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَوَلَمۡ نَنۡهَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴾

70. They (people of the city) said: "Did we not fo...

﴿ قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِيٓ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ ﴾

71. [Lût (Lot)] said: "These (the girls of the nat...

﴿ لَعَمۡرُكَ إِنَّهُمۡ لَفِي سَكۡرَتِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ ﴾

72. Verily, by your life (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه...

﴿ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ مُشۡرِقِينَ ﴾

73. So As-Saihah (torment - awful cry) overtook th...

﴿ فَجَعَلۡنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةٗ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ ﴾

74. And We turned (the towns of Sodom in Palestine...

﴿ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّلۡمُتَوَسِّمِينَ ﴾

75. Surely! In this are signs for those who see (o...

﴿ وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٖ مُّقِيمٍ ﴾

76. And verily! They (the cities) were right on th...

﴿ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﴾

77. Surely! Therein is indeed a sign for the belie...

﴿ وَإِن كَانَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ ﴾

78. And the Dwellers in the Wood [i.e. the people...