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Surah An-Naml — Ayah 54 (27:54)

The Ant · Makkah · Juz 19 · Mushaf page 381 of 604

وَلُوطًا إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلۡفَٰحِشَةَ وَأَنتُمۡ تُبۡصِرُونَ ٥٤

English translation (Saheeh International)

And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, "Do you commit immorality1 while you are seeing?2

  1. Homosexual acts.
  2. i.e., openly. Another meaning is "...while you are aware [that it is wrong]."

Brief commentary

O Messenger, remember Lot when he said to his people, reprimanding them and criticising them: “Do you come to the indecent act, which is sodomy in your meetings, openly watching one another?

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