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Surah Hud, verse 77: meaning and tafsir
وَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَصِيبٌ ٧٧
When Our messengers[44] came to Lot, he was perturbed and felt troubled on their account[45], and said, “This is a distressing day.”
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[44] i.e., angels. [45] He feared for the safety and honor of his guests.
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Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies · QuranEnc.com
77. When the angels came to Lot in the form of men he was distressed by their coming to him, and he was upset because he feared for them due to the fact that his people went to men with desire instead of women. Lot said that it was a terrible day because he thought his people would force themselves on his guests.
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