![]() When the preachings and teachings of Sayyidna Lut (علیہ السلام) had no effect on them, the angels acted as commanded by Allah Almighty. Apart from their disbelief in the Divine Message and the Messenger, and their ascribing all sorts of partners to Allah, they were also addicted to this abominably unnatural practice. The reference is to the people to whom Sayyidna Lut (علیہ السلام) was sent as their prophet. ![]() In the Hadith narrations quoted above, the act of the people of Lut has been repeatedly mentioned. Other Companions concurred and Sayyidna Abu Bakr ؓ decreed accordingly. He proposed that the man be condemned to fire. He said that a sin like that was not committed by any human group except one, and they all knew how Allah Almighty dealt with those people. Sayyidna Abu Bakr ؓ called a meeting of the noble Companions, - Sayyidna Ali ؓ being one of them. In this connection, he has also related, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Munkadir, an event to the effect that Sayyidna Khalid ibn Walid ؓ wrote a letter to Sayyidna Abu Bakr ؓ reporting that there was a man in a certain Arabian locality with whom they did what is done with women. In At-Targhib wat-Tarhib cited above, Hafiz Zaki' al-Din has said that four caliphs, Sayyidna Abu Bakr, Sayyidna ` Ali, Sayyidna ` Abdullah ibn Zubayr and Hisham ibn ` Abdul-Malik ؓ had condemned those guilty of sodomy to the fire. ؓ the Holy Prophet ﷺ said: "If you find someone doing what the people of Lot did, kill both the doer and the one with whom it is done. Sayyidna Abu Hurairah ؓ عنہ reports that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said: "Four types of people are, when they begin their day, under the wrath of Allah and when they reach their evenings they are under the rage of Allah." I asked: "Who are they, 0 Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Men who imitate women and women who imitate men and he who goes unto animals and he who goes unto men". Cursed is he who did what the people of Lot did." (At-Targhib wat-Tarhib) Cursed is he who did what the people of Lot did. (About the one whom He has cursed thrice) He has said, "Cursed is he who did what the people of لوط (علیہ السلام) Lot did. He has cursed one of them thrice, while has cursed the others one time which is enough for them. Here are some Traditions of the Holy Prophet ﷺ and his noble Companions ؓ on this subject: Therefore, it is pertinent here to give some details about the severe prohibition of homosexuality. Be that as it may, the possibility of a reference to homosexuality in this verse cannot be ruled out. ![]() The commentators, who take both verses as referring to fornication or adultery, refute this argument on the principle that in general usage masculine expressions include feminine also. ![]() On this basis, these commentators have opined that this verse relates to two males committing unnatural shameful act, i.e. Here the Arabic word used for 'those two of you is a masculine pronoun which presumes males on both sides. "And those two of you who commit it (the shameful act), torture them both". However, some commentators of the Holy Qur'an, including Qadi Thanaullah Panipati, are of the view that verse 16 refers to homosexual act committed between two males. The above discussion was based on the assumptions that both verses 15 and 16 relate to the fornication or adultery committed between men and women.
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