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Surah al-`Ankabut (The Spider ) 29 : 29

أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ وَتَقْطَعُونَ ٱلسَّبِيلَ وَتَأْتُونَ فِى نَادِيكُمُ ٱلْمُنكَرَ ۖ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Indeed, you approach men and obstruct the road and commit in your meetings evil." And the answer of his people was not but they said, "Bring us the punishment of Allāh, if you should be of the truthful."

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(29:29:1)
(29:29:2)
latatūna
approach
(29:29:3)
l-rijāla
the men
(29:29:4)
wataqṭaʿūna
and you cut off
(29:29:5)
l-sabīla
the road
(29:29:6)
watatūna
and commit
(29:29:7)
(29:29:8)
nādīkumu
your meetings
(29:29:9)
l-munkara
evil
(29:29:10)
(29:29:11)
kāna
was
(29:29:12)
jawāba
(the) answer
(29:29:13)
qawmihi
(of) his people
(29:29:14)
illā
except
(29:29:15)
(29:29:16)
qālū
they said
(29:29:17)
i'tinā
Bring upon us
(29:29:18)
biʿadhābi
(the) punishment
(29:29:19)
l-lahi
(of) Allah
(29:29:20)
(29:29:21)
kunta
you are
(29:29:22)
(29:29:23)
l-ṣādiqīna
the truthful

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Explanatory Note

Lot’s people assaulted travellers on the highways, looting their property. They also raped men, which is an even worse act than their other perversion. Furthermore, they spread corruption in the land, and committed shameful acts in their meeting places. When a community find it acceptable to boast of what is indecent, its moral degeneration has become grave indeed. Thus, there was no hope that they would reform themselves.

The story is given here in a concise manner. It appears that Lot first counselled them gently, telling them to stop their immoral practices, but they were persistent. He then warned them of God’s punishment and spoke clearly about the abomination of what they did. Their replies to his warnings were boastful and challenging.

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"Verses 56 to 60 clearly show that this Surah was sent down a little before the migration to Abyssinia, during the period of extreme persecution of the Muslims at Makkah. This is supported by the subject matter as well. The disbelievers were opposing Islam and the new Muslims were being subjected to severe torture and oppression. Such were the conditions when God sent down this Surah to strengthen and encourage the Muslims, as well as to admonish the hypocrites. The disbelievers of Makkah were also threatened not to invite a similar fate to the past nations that denied the truth." [Ref: Mawdudi]

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