"And the brothers of Lot," brothers in lineage, not in religion. "And the companions of the Thicket" (Al-Aykah), which is the forest, and we have already explained their matter in Surah Ash-Shu'ara.
﴿وإخوان لوط﴾ إخْوَان فِي النّسَب لَا فِي الدّين ﴿وَأَصْحَاب الأيكة﴾ الغيضة وَقد فسرنا أَمرهم فِي سُورَة الشُّعَرَاء