Lut or Lot (circa 1900 BC) is a prophet mentioned in the Qur'an. He also appears in the Bible, but the Biblical stories of Lot are not entirely accepted within Islam.
According to Islamic tradition, Lut lived in Ur and was a nephew of Propeht Ibrahim. He migrated with Prophet Ibrahim to Canaan in Palestine. He was commissioned as a prophet to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.[2]
His story is used as a reference to demonstrate Islam's strong disapproval of homosexuality. Muslim scholars also cite the story of Lut to show that anal sex is forbidden. He was commanded by God to go to the land of Sodom and Gomorrah to preach to his people on monotheism and to stop them from their lustful and violent acts. According to both the Qur'an and the Bible, Lut's messages were ignored by the inhabitants. Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed and his wife also was left behind to be destroyed.