Investigating the Methods of Storytelling and the Story Elements of the Prophet Loot (A.S) in the Holy Qur'an

The Holy Qur'an believes that its stories are narrated in a way that wise people would take lessons from them. Thus, studying the Qur'anic stories is essential according to the Qur'an, so that its realities are understood. Although the main language of the Qur'an is the language of religion and spiritual guidance, it has utilized the most effective techniques for storytelling to convey his message to people. According to scholars, in the spectrum of story literature, some elements are included whose observance would make the story attractive and charming. The Qur'anic stories enjoy story elements of today's stories including the story of the prophet Loot (A.S) that tells the story of this prophet's life in twelve chapters of the Qur'an. This paper is written about the Qur'anic stories using the available works in this respect. This paper is categorized into two parts; A) storytelling methods in the Qur'an (emphasizing the thoughts and viewpoints and independent categorization of Islamic sects, but by inspiring new methods of analyzing storytelling elements in the modern world), B) story elements in this Divine Book based on contemporary literary criticism and taken from different storytelling methods common in the West. Therefore, based on the two mentioned criteria, it is considered that how the Qur'an has used literary methods in stating stories and how the literary language has been used as the best instrument in guiding and educating people.