The Holy Quran 27:56 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

۞ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَخْرِجُوٓا۟ ءَالَ لُوطٍ مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ

Translation

(Knowing that they were guilty of a dreadful crime against morality and human nature,) The only reply that his people could give was that they said, "Expel the family of Loot عليه الصلاة والسلام from your town. They are people who merely wish (pretend) to be extremely clean (morally upright)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, they want to make themselves out to be very pure and clean; so what business do they have among us impure ones?

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