Al-Hajj · Ayah 43

وَقَوْمُ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ 43

Translations

And the people of Abraham and the people of Lot.

Transliteration

Wa qawmu Ibrahima wa qawmu Lut

Tafsir (Explanation)

This ayah refers to the peoples of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and Prophet Lut (Lot) who rejected their messengers and were punished by Allah. According to classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this ayah is part of a broader discussion in Surah Al-Hajj about those who were given clear signs yet chose disbelief, serving as a warning to those who similarly reject guidance. The mention of both communities emphasizes the consistency of Allah's pattern of justice—those who reject messengers face severe consequences regardless of their lineage or status.

Revelation Context

This ayah appears in the context of Surah Al-Hajj (a Medinan surah) which discusses the obligation of Hajj and the rejection of Allah's messages throughout history. The ayah is part of a sequence (22:40-44) recounting various nations that rejected their prophets and faced divine punishment, serving to reassure the early Muslim community of Allah's justice and warning the disbelievers among Quraysh.

Related Hadiths

The incident of Lut's people is extensively mentioned in Hadith literature regarding the greatest sin. Narrated by Ibn Abbas in various hadith collections that the Prophet (ﷺ) warned severely against the actions of the people of Lut. Additionally, authentic hadiths in Sunan Ibn Majah and Sunan At-Tirmidhi discuss the punishment that befell these communities.

Themes

Rejection of Prophets and Divine PunishmentConsistency of Allah's Justice Across NationsWarning and Admonition to DisbelieversHistorical Examples as Lessons

Key Lesson

This ayah teaches that no nation, regardless of its prominence or the status of its people, is exempt from Allah's justice when they reject His messengers and guidance. For believers today, it reinforces the importance of accepting divine guidance and serves as a sobering reminder that historical prosperity cannot protect one from the consequences of disbelief and moral corruption.

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Related Ayahs

22:73Al-Hajj

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَن يَخْلُقُوا۟ ذُبَابًا وَلَوِ ٱجْتَمَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ ۖ وَإِن يَسْلُبْهُمُ ٱلذُّبَابُ شَيْـًٔا لَّا يَسْتَنقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ ۚ ضَعُفَ ٱلطَّالِبُ وَٱلْمَطْلُوبُ

O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allāh will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for it [i.e., that purpose]. And if the fly should steal from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued.

22:71Al-Hajj

وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ سُلْطَـٰنًا وَمَا لَيْسَ لَهُم بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۗ وَمَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مِن نَّصِيرٍ

And they worship besides Allāh that for which He has not sent down authority and that of which they have no knowledge. And there will not be for the wrongdoers any helper.

22:20Al-Hajj

يُصْهَرُ بِهِۦ مَا فِى بُطُونِهِمْ وَٱلْجُلُودُ

By which is melted that within their bellies and [their] skins.

22:16Al-Hajj

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ ءَايَـٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَـٰتٍ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يُرِيدُ

And thus have We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down as verses of clear evidence and because Allāh guides whom He intends.