Lot
Lot or Lut is a religious figure mentioned in the Bible and the Qur'án. In Islam He is considered a Prophet.[1]
Background[edit]
Regarding the identification of individuals regarded as Prophets a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi notes that Prophets identified in the Qur'án are recognized as Prophets in the Bahá’í Faith.[2] ‘Abdu’l-Bahá states that Lot was the nephew of Abraham and was among the few to recognize Him as a Manifesation of God.[3]
The Bible states that Lot offered his daughters to the inhabitants of Sodom before the cities destruction and that after the destruction the daughters gave him wine so that he would be drunk allowing them to impregnate themselves with Him to ensure the continuation of their family line.[4] Regarding this a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi states the following:
. . . the text makes it quite clear that Lot was not responsible for the action committed by His two daughters, as they gave him wine and made him drunk.[5]
‘Abdu’l-Bahá also stated the following in a Tablet:
As to that which hath been mentioned in the Torah and the Scriptures regarding Lot and his daughters and the apostatizing of some of the Prophets, these are but a medley of dreams for which God hath sent down no warrant. These are only the sayings of the chroniclers among the people of the Book. Know ye that the Torah is what was revealed in the Tablets unto Moses, may peace be upon Him, or that which He was commanded to do. But the stories are historical narratives and were written after Moses, may peace be upon Him.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Wheeler, Brannon M. (2002). Prophets in the Quran: an introduction to the Quran and Muslim exegesis. Comparative Islamic studies. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8264-4957-3. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ (March 13, 1950, written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual believer), published in Lights of Guidance
- ↑ Some Answered Questions, PDF p 10
- ↑ Genesis 19 at BibleGateway.com
- ↑ Lights of Guidance, No. 1689
- ↑ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, published at bahai.org
