Tomb of Prophet Lut (upon him be peace)

This building houses the tomb of Lut (upon him

be peace) [Lot] and is situated in the town of

Bani Na’im near the Dead Sea.

Lut (upon him be peace) [Lot] is mentioned by

name 17 times in the Quran; he was the

paternal nephew of Ebrahim (upon him be

peace).

Lut (upon him be peace) was sent to the

people of Sadoom (Sodom) to call them

towards Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).

These people indulged in homosexuality, many

were criminals and caused corruption in the

land. Allah revealed the story of the people of

Lut (upon him be peace) in the Quran in Surah

Ash-Shu’ara: “The people of Lot (those dwelt

in the towns of Sodom in Palestine) belied the

Messengers when their brother Lot said to

them: ‘Will you not fear Allah and obey Him?

Verily! I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.

So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey

me. No reward do I ask of you for it (my

message of Islamic monotheism) my reward is

only from the Lord of the Alamin (mankind, jinn

and all that exists). Go you in unto the males

of the Alamin (mankind), and leave those

whom Allah has created for you to be your

wives? Nay, you are a trespassing people!”

They said: “If you cease not, O Lot! Verily, you

will be one of those who are driven out!” HE

said: “I am indeed, of those who disapprove

with severe anger and fury your (this evil)

action (of sodomy). My Lord! Save me and my

family from what they do.

“So we saved him and his family, all except an

old woman (his wife) among those who

remained behind.” [26:160-171]

The people of Sadoom rejected the teachings

of Lut (upon him be peace) and were punished

by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). His wife

was included in the punishment. Jibraeel (upon

him be peace), who was in the form of a man,

came out in his angelic form to fill the horizon

with 700 wings. With the tip of his wing he

scraped up the whole town of the people of

Lut, raised them up in the sky, then flipped

them upside down and smashed them back to

the earth. Then Allah (Glorified and Exalted is

He) sent a rain of stones on them, and every

one of them received a stone with his name.

Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has never

combined such a punishment on any people in

history. First they were afflicted with a cry;

then they were raised up and flipped; then they

received missiles from the sky to exterminate

them from the earth.

The major difference between the story of Lut

in the Quran and Lot in the Bible is that the

Biblical version includes stories of Lot’s

incestuous relationship with his daughters.

Since Lut (upon him be peace) was sent as a

prophet and as all prophets are perfect

examples of morality these stories are

completely rejected by Muslims.

References: Wikipedia, Atlas of the Quran – Dr.

Shauqi Abu Khalili

Note that this entry has been shown for

information purposes only. On no account should

anybody pray towards a grave or seek

supplication through them as this is tantamount

to committing shirk, associating partners with

Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).

Exterior of the mosque/tomb of Prophet Lot a.s - It is

located in Beni Naim Village of West Bank,

Palestine

Main entry door of the mosque - the village of

Beni Naim is located 8 kilometers east of Hebron

Inscriptions on this main door says " the hills, the

plains, the buildings, the paths, the gardens, the

trees and the passage that transverses it [Bani

Na'im]" are an endowment "for the prophet Lot A.s ,   

the son of Haran brother of Ibrahim  a.s (Abraham),

the friend of the Compassionate (Allah), may the

blessings of Allah be upon them ..."

Exterior of the grave of Prophet Lot (Lut)a.s - it is

believed that Prophet Lot a.s   lived in Beni Naim

before moving to Sodom

A locked door of the grave of the Prophet Lot a.s -

one of the panes of glass was broken

A sign above the tomb - this tomb was restored

in 1410 by the Mamluk sultan Nasir al-Faraj