The argument is still about the guests of Abraham, who left him and went to the folk of Lot, still in the guise of young handsome men.

      At first Lot did not know who the strangers were; so that he said to them; You are a people unknown to us! (NO.62)

      They had come to him in the form of young men. Lot who was aware of the homosexual tendencies of his townsfolk, feared to entertain them, but he could not help, that they had already come to him, and the apostle's strictly ethical behaviour prevented him to repel or reject a guest who had entered his house.

      The news of the arrival of the young handsome strangers spread widely in the town, and inflamed the vicious people. They rushed towards the house of Lot, rejoicing!

      Lot found himself in a real trouble, not knowing how to defend and push back the Devils who were blinded with mad passion. He therefore started to entreat them to be gentle and begged them not to disgrace him in the sight of his guests. His argument with his people reached to such a deadlock that the poor apostle offered his two daughters in order to rescue his two guests, but his crazy opponents who were staggering in their intoxication said:ِ

      ``Did we not forbid you to speak on behalf of all? You know well that we have no interest in your daughters and you know what do we want!''

      Lot had frequently admonished and warned his people against their unnatural crime. So, they had notified him to stop criticizing them or speaking on behalf of other people. Lot found himself indeed helpless, when at once the strangers introduced themselves, and said to him; ``Don't worry, that, we are the Messengers of your God! We have come to you with what they were in doubt to happen at all.''

      Soon after the angels introduced themselves, God's decree was made known to Lot that; the destruction of his vicious people was inevitable; and it would be accomplished before next morning, and that; the last remnant of them would be cut off. It was also revealed to him that the believers who followed him, would all be rescued. In this respect his wife was an exception, who had to perish with those who would stay behind.

      Following Allah's inspiration to Lot, the angels said to him:ِ

      ``Depart with those believers who followed you in the dead of night, and you walk in their rear, and let none of you look behind; and them all of you go to where you are commanded to go.''

      More detail of the events of that very night can be quoted from the Bible; GENESISِ19;

      ``Lot went outside and closed the door behind himself, and begged them not bother his guests. But they said to Lot:ِ Get out of our way you foreigner! Who are you to tell us what to do. They then pushed Lot back and moved up to break down the door. But the two men inside reached out; pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door. Then they struck all the men outside with blindness, so that they could not find out their way!''

      Then in the next sunrise, a deadful cry seized them, and their towns were turned upside, down; and a shower of clay-stone rained on them!

      The Arabic, ``SAYHAT'' translated to, ``deathful cry'' was some sort of a mighty blast, or a violent wind like effect consisting of a wave of increased, followed by a wave of decreased, atmospheric pressure produced by something like a bomb explosion; or as accompanied by a harsh earthquake, or a high volcanic eruption!

      And so the two cities of Lot's people, that are known to have been, Sodom and Gommorah were utterly destroyed. Some traces of the ruins of the cities remained to teach lessons, and were known at the life of our prophet (AS) on the highway between Arabia and Syria.