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The story of '''Lot''' (لوط, Lūṭ) from the [[Taurat|Hebrew Bible]], is also to be found in the [[Qur'an]], albeit retold with a few differences. | The story of '''Lot''' (لوط, Lūṭ) from the [[Taurat|Hebrew Bible]], is also to be found in the [[Qur'an]], albeit retold with a few differences. Inter alia, the Qur'anic rendition links the destruction of Sodom specifically to the homosexual activities of its inhabitants, whereas in the Hebrew original although there is an attempted rape of the male angels sent to Lot's house their main sin is the inhospitable conduct towards these visitors, not the fact that they wanted to engage in (forced) homosexual relations with them. . | ||
==Qur'anic Claims== | ==Qur'anic Claims== | ||
The story of Lot is repeated several times in the Qur'an, most of which can be read [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Homosexuality|here]]. | The story of Lot is repeated several times in the Qur'an, most of which can be read [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Homosexuality|here]]. The story has some salient points which mark its importance in Islamic theology and separate it from its biblical progenitor: | ||
All the men of Lot became homosexual: | All the men of Lot became homosexual: | ||