The Holy Quran 29:32 — Surah Al-'Ankabut

Arabic text

قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لُوطًا ۚ قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِيهَا ۖ لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ

Translation

He (Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام) said, "(How can you destroy these people when) Loot is among them." They (the angels) replied, "We know better (well) who is present in the town. We shall definitely rescue (save) him and his family (from the punishment), except his wife. She will be among those left behind (to suffer in the punishment because she is one of the Kuffaar)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The concern of Ibrahim ﵇ for Lut ﵇: that is, will the town be destroyed while Lut ﵇ is present there, or will the punishment be carried out after he has been removed from it? Probably, out of compassion, the thought came to Ibrahim ﵇ that if this calamity descended before the eyes of Lut ﵇, it would be no wonder if the sight of the terrible punishment…

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