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Surah Al-Anbya, Verse 74

سورة الأنبياء، الآية ٧٤

21:74 Juz 17 Hizb 33 Page 328 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 21:74

وَلُوطًا ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلَّتِى كَانَت تَّعْمَلُ ٱلْخَبَٰٓئِثَ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَٰسِقِينَ ۝٧٤

Transliteration

walūṭan ātaynāhu ḥuk'man waʿil'man wanajjaynāhu mina l-qaryati allatī kānat taʿmalu l-khabāitha innahum kānū qawma sawin fāsiqīna

Translation

And to Lot We gave judgement and knowledge, and We saved him from the city that was committing wicked deeds. Indeed, they were a people of evil, defiantly disobedient.

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Verse 74 of Surah Al-Anbya (21:74), a Meccan surah, is in juz 17, on page 328 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 74

Al-Mukhtasar

ِAnd to Lot I granted the ability to judge fairly between disputing parties, together with sound knowledge of his religion. I also saved him from the punishment I sent upon the people of his village (Sodom) who were involved in immorality. Indeed, they were corrupt people who deviated from the worship of their Lord.

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Other translations of verse 74

To Lot We gave sound judgment and knowledge, and We saved him from the town that was engrossed in shameful practices. They were Indeed an evil and rebellious people.

And (remember) Lût (Lot), We gave him Hukm (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and (religious) knowledge, and We saved him from the town (folk) who practised Al-Khabâ’ith (evil, wicked and filthy deeds). Verily, they were a people given to evil, and were Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).

And unto Lot we gave judgment and knowledge, and We delivered him from the community that did abominations. Lo! they were folk of evil, lewd.

And to Lut, too, We gave Judgment and Knowledge, and We saved him from the town which practised abominations: truly they were a people given to Evil, a rebellious people.

And (as for) Lut, We gave him wisdom and knowledge, and We delivered him from the town which wrought abominations; surely they were an evil people, transgressors;

And Lut, (Lot) to him We brought judgment and knowledge, and We safely delivered him from the town that had been doing wicked deeds. Surely they were a woeful people, (and) immoral.

Verse 74 word by word

  1. وَلُوطًا walūṭan And (to) Lut
  2. ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ātaynāhu We gave him أ ت ي
  3. حُكْمًا ḥuk'man judgment ح ك م
  4. وَعِلْمًا waʿil'man and knowledge ع ل م
  5. وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ wanajjaynāhu and We saved him ن ج و
  6. مِنَ mina from
  7. ٱلْقَرْيَةِ l-qaryati the town ق ر ي
  8. ٱلَّتِى allatī which
  9. كَانَت kānat was ك و ن
  10. تَّعْمَلُ taʿmalu doing ع م ل
  11. ٱلْخَبَٰٓئِثَ l-khabāitha wicked deeds خ ب ث
  12. إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they
  13. كَانُوا۟ kānū were ك و ن
  14. قَوْمَ qawma a people ق و م
  15. سَوْءٍ sawin evil س و أ
  16. فَٰسِقِينَ fāsiqīna defiantly disobedient ف س ق

Verses related to verse 74

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-’Ankabut 29:26

    فَـَٔامَنَ لَهُۥ لُوطٌ وَقَالَ إِنِّى مُهَاجِرٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    And Lot believed him. [Abraham] said, "Indeed, I will emigrate to [the service of] my Lord. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise."

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  • Al-Anbya 21:77

    وَنَصَرْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    And We aided [i.e., saved] him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.

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