the story of the people of Lūt (Lot), mentioned in several Qur’anic verses, including Surah Al-Hijr (15:74): “So We rained upon them a rain [of stones]. Then see how was the end of the criminals.” The Qur’an describes their destruction as a rain of stones mixed with burning sulfur, leaving their cities utterly ruined. Archaeological Findings Archaeologists have long searched for the historical locations of Sodom and Gomorrah, the cities of the people of Lūt. Some potential sites include: Bab edh