Islamic view of Lot

:"Lut redirects here, for other uses, see lut (disambiguation): "See here if you were looking for Computer Science's Lookup tables."Lut ("circa" 1781 BC - 1638 BC? [ [http://www.thetruthoflife.org/messengers_lut.htm The Truth of Life ] ] [ [http://www.zainab.org/commonpages/ebooks/english/short/prophets.htm :: www.zainab.org ] ] ), ( _ar. لوط) was a prophet mentioned in the Qur'an and known as Lot in the Bible.

The Story of Lut (Lot)

According to Islamic tradition, Lut lived in Ur and was a nephew of Ibrahim (Abraham). His story is often used as a reference by traditional Muslim scholars to show that homosexuality is forbidden. He was commanded by God to go to the land of Sodom and Gomorra to preach to his people on monotheism (the belief that there is only one God) and to stop them from their lustful acts. Such acts include practicing all acts of indecency (aggression) in their public places of assembly and meetings. They also used to kill and rob travellers, cheat their friends and cut off the highway. As mentioned in the Qur'an as well as in the Bible, Lut's messages are ignored by his people, Sodom and Gomorra were destroyed and his wife also was left behind to be destroyed. However, this does not mean that his wife used to practice homosexuality but worshipped what her people used to worship (i.e she was a polytheist).

cquote2| Messengers came to Abraham with glad tidings. They said: 'Peace!' He replied 'Peace!' and in a while brought them a roasted calf.But when he saw that their hands did not reach towards it, he was wary and became fearful of them, but they said: 'Do not be afraid. We are sent to the nation of Lot.' His wife (Sarah), who was standing nearby, laughed. Thereupon, We gave her the good news of Isaac, and after Isaac of Jacob. She replied: 'Alas for me! Shall I bear (a child) when I am old woman and my husband is advanced in years? This is indeed a strange thing.' They said: 'What, do you marvel at the command of God? The Mercy of God and His Blessings be upon you, O people of the House. Indeed, He is Praised, Exalted.' And when the wonderment departed from Abraham and the glad tidings reached him, he pleaded with Us for the nation of Lot; indeed, Abraham was forbearing, tenderhearted and penitent. (It was said:) 'Abraham, turn away from this; your Lord's command has indeed come, and there is coming upon them a punishment that will not be turned back.' And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was troubled and distressed for them, and said: 'This is a harsh day.' His nation came running towards him; whilst they were doing evil deeds. 'My nation,' he said: 'here are my daughters (take them in marriage), they are cleaner for you. Fear God and do not humiliate me by my guests. Is there not one man amongst you of right mind?' They replied: 'You know we have no right for your daughters. You know very well what we desire.' He said: 'Would that I were powerful over you, or might take refuge in a strong pillar!' They (the angels) said: 'Lot, we are the Messengers of your Lord, they shall not touch you. Depart with your family in the watch of the night and let none of you turn round, except your wife. She shall be struck by that which strikes them. Their appointed time is the morning. Is it not that the morning is near?' And when Our command came, We turned it upside down, and rained on it, stone after stone of baked clay, marked with your Lord, and never far from the evildoers.|"Qur'an 11:69-83"

cquote2| Your Lord, He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful.Lot's nation, belied their Messengers. When their brother Lot said to them: 'Will you not be cautious? I am for you an honest Messenger. So fear God, and obey me. ask of you no wage for this; my wage is only with the Lord of the Worlds. What, do you come to the males of the world, and leave your wives whom your Lord has created for you? No, but you are a transgressing nation.' 'Lot,' they replied, 'if you do not desist, you shall be thrown out.' He said: 'Truly, I am a detester of what you do.' 'My Lord, save me and my people from that they are doing.' So We saved him and all his people, except an old woman who stayed behind, then We destroyed the others. We rained upon them a rain, and evil is the rain (of stones) on those that are warned. Surely, in that there is a sign. Yet most of them do not believe. Your Lord, He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful.|"Qur'an 26:159-175"

Qur'an and Bible

The major difference between the story of Lut in the Qur'an and the story of Lot in the Bible is that the Biblical version includes stories of Lot's incestuous relationship with his daughters, which are denied in Islam. Muslims believe that all the Prophets and Messengers of Allah were infalliabe examples of moral and spriritual rectitude.Thus they do not accept the many amoral actions attributed to them by the Jewish and Christian Scriptures, that are litanied in the Tanahk and the New Testament respectively.

Many if not most of the scholars of Judaism , Christianity and especially Islam teach "sotti vocci" that the sin of the people of Sodom is homosexuality( male or female same sex attraction). To look at the subject casually this is always the case. But If one begins the investigation of the word " sodomite" one would be shocked to find out that a "sodomite" is a male "or" female who has anal or oral coition. So the full meaning of a sodomite might be more along the line of sex pervert. Which raises a very pointed question to all who hold the archaic view of the term Sodomite. "If two people are married and both the parties in the relationship are consenting adults then never the less these lawfully wedded people (fornicators would be doubly jeopardized) are Sodomites as well ?" Because if they are practioners of felatio, cunnigulis, anugulis,onanism, even with each other in the bonds of their matrimony they are guilty of sodomy - coition that deviates from penile/ vaginal coition and guilty of the same reprehensible sin and are subject to the same punishment that befell the inhabitants of Sodom and Gommorah.

Also in Islam , Sodom and Gommorah are not mentioned by name in the Qu'ran , thus one can deduce that the term Sodomite was borrowed by the "Ulama"(doctors) of the Islamic law called"Shariah" which state that capital punishment is the penalty for this action to be meted out on both the sodomite(the penetrator) and the catamite( the receptive member). These punishments were adopted by the blooming Islamic Empires approximately two centuries after the death of the Prophet Muhammad according to oral traditions handed down over several generations.

External links

* [http://www.jamiat.org.za/lut.html Lut]
* [http://ahlusunnah.org.au/articles/document.jsp?id=85 The Story of Lut]