There was no other answer given by his people except that they
said: "Drive out the family of Lut (Lot)
from your city. Verily, these are men who want to be clean and pure!" (56) So We saved him and
his family, except his wife. We destined her to be of those who remained
behind. (57) And We rained down on them a rain (of stones). So evil was the
rain of those who were warned. (58) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Praise and thanks
are to Allâh, and peace be on His slaves whom He has chosen (for His Message)!
Is Allâh better, or (all) that you ascribe as partners (to Him)?" (Of
course, Allâh is Better).[] (59) Is not He (better than your gods) Who created
the heavens and the earth, and sends down for you water (rain) from the sky,
whereby We cause to grow wonderful gardens full of beauty and delight? It is
not in your ability to cause the growth of their trees. Is there any ilâh (god)
with Allâh? Nay, but they are a people who ascribe equals (to Him)! (60) Is not He (better
than your gods) Who has made the earth as a fixed abode, and has placed rivers
in its midst, and has placed firm mountains therein, and has set a barrier
between the two seas (of salt and sweet water).Is there any ilâh (god) with
Allâh? Nay, but most of them know not! (61) Is not He (better than your gods) Who
responds to the distressed one, when he calls on Him, and Who removes the evil,
and makes you inheritors of the earth, generations after generations? Is there
any ilâh (god) with Allâh? Little is that you remember! (62) Is not He (better
than your gods) Who guides you in the darkness of the land and the sea, and Who
sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy (rain)? Is
there any ilâh (god) with Allâh? High Exalted is Allâh above all that they
associate as partners (to Him)! (63)