Social Corruption

And thus We have placed within every city the greatest of its criminals to conspire therein. But they conspire not except against themselves, and they perceive [it] not.

And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, "Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds?

[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,

By your life, [O Muhammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.

When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

Then look how was the outcome of their plan - that We destroyed them and their people, all.

And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, "Indeed, you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds.

Indeed, you approach men and obstruct the road and commit in your meetings [every] evil." And the answer of his people was not but they said, "Bring us the punishment of Allah, if you should be of the truthful."

But they denied him, so the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.

And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allah without knowledge and who takes it in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.

And at night. Then will you not use reason?

They took their [false] oaths as a cover, so they averted [people] from the way of Allah, and for them is a humiliating punishment.

And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."

And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?