53 Preface وَالمُؤتَفِكَةَ أَهوىٰYusuf AliAnd He destroyed the Overthrown Cities1 (of Sodom and Gomorrah).Verses 53-60 may be construed as a commentary on the aphorisms. The story of the Overthrown Cities, to which Lot was sent for a warning, will be found in 11:74-83 and the notes thereon. This story may well be treated as separate from the aphorisms as it refers to events that happened in the later life of Abraham.