They said: 'We have been sent to a criminal people'—meaning: polytheists; they mean the people of Lot.
﴿قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَى قَوْمٍ مجرمين﴾ مُشْرِكين؛ يعنون: قوم لوط