Prophet Lot (AS)

1. What was his family background? 2. Which location in the world was he
What did he do in his early life? sent to? Who were the people living

of the prophet Ibrahim (AS)
Prophet Lot (AS) is the nephew there and what were they like?
and was raised by him. Not much is known about his
Prophet Lot (AS) was sent to
the cities of Sodom and
childhood other than that he had much respect for his uncle
Gomorrah, which are believed to
have been located where the
and they would go on journeys together to spread Islam.
Dead Sea is today, between Jordan and Palestine. The people
living there were ignorant and hardly any of them listened
to his signs and messages. Even his wife did not believe him.

3. What were the struggles and 4. Did he perform any miracles? If so,
difficulties he faced? How did he list them.
invite people to the religion of Allah?
any miracles himself, but
Prophet Lot (AS) did not perform

never listen to his messages angels came to his help. When
the people of prophet Lot
Prophet Lot (AS)'s people would
(AS) continued to do evil and ignore him, they got a horrible
or signs, and would constantly be humiliated by them. They
punishment. Allah (SWT) told him to leave the area with his
were people guilty of sins like inhospitality and robbery, and
daughters that night, and they did as told. The following
were the first people to introduce homosexuality. He tried to
morning, Jibreel grabbed the nation with his wing, lifted
reason with them many times, but they were ignorant and
them and crashed it onto the ground. Allah (SWT) caused
would not listen.
the sky to rain down stones of hard clay,

5. List one verse from the Quran or 6. What is one life lesson you could
Hadith which mention that Prophet. take from his life story?
In Surah al-Anbiya, verse
74, the prophet Lot (AS) is Prophet Lot (AS)'s story is very interesting and educational.

mentioned as one with knowledge who was saved from an From it, we learn the importance of striving to do good, and

from Allah (SWT).
not ignoring the signs sent down
evil nation.