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quran:15:58

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

They said, ‘We have been sent to a sinning folk, a disbelieving ˹folk˺, namely, the people of Lot, in order to destroy them;
القرآن:١٥:٥٨

قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُجْرِمِينَ  

{قالوا إنا أرسلنا إلى قوم مجرمين} كافرين أي لوط لإهلاكهم.

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quran:51:32

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

They said, ‘Lo! we have been sent to a guilty folk, disbelievers — these were the people of Lot —
القرآن:٥١:٣٢

قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُجْرِمِينَ  

{قالوا إنا أرسلنا إلى قوم مجرمين} كافرين هم قوم لوط.