Female Figures in The Quran - Daughters of Lot

Daughters of Lot

The Qur'an speaks of them in suras 11 (Hud) and 15 (Al-Hijr):

And his people came rushing towards him and they had been long in the habit of practising abominations. He said: "O my people! Here are my daughters: they are purer for you (if ye marry). Now fear God and cover me not with shame about my guests! Is there not among you a single right-minded man?" They said: "Well dost thou know we have no need of thy daughters: indeed thou knowest quite well what we want!" —Qur'an, Sura 11 (Hud), ayat 79

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