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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Light of the Holy Qur'an Interpretation of Sura Hud Section 7 : Ministry of Lot Commentary : Verse 69 The Angels sent by Allah first meet - Abraham Abraham's wife given the glad tidings of Isaac and - Jacob Abraham pleads for the people of Lot but asked to leave the people to have their own earning - The Angels appear to Lot - Lot admonishes his people who reject the warning and thus were destroyed.

(69) وَ لَقَدْ جاءَتْ رُسُلُنا إِبْراهيمَ بِالْبُشْرى‏ قالُوا سَلاماً قالَ سَلامٌ فَما لَبِثَ أَنْ جاءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنيذٍ " And certainly Our messengers(the angels)came to Abraham with glad tidings. They said 'Peace! ' He answered 'Peace! ' and he did not delay to bring a roasted calf. " Commentary : Now is time to focus on one of the highlights of the life of Abraham, the iconoclastic champion.

Of course, only that part of his story, which deals with the story of the people of Lot and punishment of this unruly people is being discussed here. The Qur'an says that Allah's messengers(angels)came to Abraham, bearing good tidings, though they had come to deliver a message to Abraham(a.s.) before. The verse says: " And certainly Our messengers(the angels)came to Abraham with glad tidings.

..." There are two hypotheses incompatible with each other, as to what message those angels were carrying: First; the message relates to tidings regarding the birth of Ismail and Isaac which were great good tidings for him. Secondly, Abraham, who was tired of the unruliness and corruption of the people of Lot, became happy on hearing of the mission of the angels to destroy them. When the messengers arrived they gave him the greetings of 'Peace' and he answered them likewise.

Before long he had brought them a roasted calf. The verse says: "... They said 'Peace! ' He answered 'Peace! ' and he did not delay to bring a roasted calf. " The inference drawn from the sentence is that one of the rules of hosting a guest is that a meal should be prepared for him at the earliest possible time, after his arrival, for he can be both tired and hungry, especially when he is a traveler.

Commentary : Verse 70 (70) فَلَمَّا رَأى‏ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَ أَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خيفَةً قالُوا لا تَخَفْ إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنا إِلى‏ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ " But when he saw their hands extended not towards it, he mistrusted them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: 'Fear not; we have been sent against the people of Lot'.

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