What is the difference between the companions of Lot and the people of Lot, and what is the temporal difference between them?
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The term "companions of Lot" is not mentioned in the Quran or the books of . Rather, the term "people of Lot" is mentioned, referring to his nation to whom he was sent in Sodom, in Al-Sham. Lot was not from that region but from Babylon, in Iraq.
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