who entered upon him and greeted ˹him with˺, “Peace!” He ˹later˺ said, “Surely we are afraid of you.”1
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They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not be afraid! Surely we give you good news of a knowledgeable son.”
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He wondered, “Do you give me good news despite my old age? What unlikely news!”
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They responded, “We give you good news in all truth, so do not be one of those who despair.”
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He exclaimed, “Who would despair of the mercy of their Lord except the misguided?”
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He ˹then˺ added, “What is your mission, O messenger-angels?”
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They replied, “We have actually been sent to a wicked people.
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As for the family of Lot, we will certainly deliver them all,
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except his wife. We have determined that she will be one of the doomed.”
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So when the messenger-angels came to the family of Lot,
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he said, “You must be strangers!”
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They responded, “We have come to you with that ˹torment˺ which they have doubted.
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We come to you with the truth, and we are certainly truthful.
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So travel with your family in the dark of night, and follow ˹closely˺ behind them. Do not let any of you look back, and go where you are commanded.”
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We revealed to him this decree: “Those ˹sinners˺ will be uprooted in the morning.”
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And there came the men of the city, rejoicing.
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Lot pleaded, “Indeed, these are my guests, so do not embarrass me.
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Fear Allah and do not humiliate me.”
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They responded, “Have we not forbidden you from protecting anyone?”
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