Koran – Swear

Who swears in the Koran?

Muhammad Swears

And [I swear] by Allāh, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away.”

Koran 21:57

56:75 Then I swear by the setting of the stars, 76 And indeed, it is an oath – if you could know – [most] great.

Koran 56:75-76

69:38 So I swear by what you see 39 And what you do not see

Koran 69:38-39

So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able

Koran 70:40

75:1 I swear by the Day of Resurrection 2 And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].

Koran 75:1

90:1 I swear by this city [i.e., Makkah] 2 And you, [O Muḥammad], are free of restriction in this city 3 And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],

Koran 90:1-3

Scribe Swears

81:15 So I swear by the retreating stars – 16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set] 17 And by the night as it closes in 18 And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]

Koran 81:15-18

And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad] is not [at all] mad.

Koran 81:22

84:16 So I swear by the twilight glow 17 And [by] the night and what it envelops 18 And [by] the moon when it becomes full

Koran 84:16-18

Muslims Swear

For those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives is a waiting time of four months, but if they return [to normal relations] – then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Koran 2:226

5:106 O you who have believed, testimony [should be taken] among you when death approaches one of you at the time of bequest – [that of] two just men from among you or two others from outside if you are traveling through the land and the disaster of death should strike you.

Detain them after the prayer and let them both swear by Allāh if you doubt [their testimony, saying], “We will not exchange it [i.e., our oath] for a price [i.e., worldly gain], even if he should be a near relative, and we will not withhold the testimony of [i.e., ordained by] Allāh. Indeed, we would then be of the sinful.”

107 But if it is found that those two were guilty of sin [i.e., perjury], let two others stand in their place [who are] foremost [in claim] from those who have a lawful right.

And let them swear by Allāh, “Our testimony is truer than their testimony, and we have not transgressed. Indeed, we would then be of the wrongdoers.”

Koran 5:106-107

Had it been a near [i.e., easy] gain and a moderate trip, they [i.e., the hypocrites] would have followed you, but distant to them was the journey.

And they will swear by Allāh, “If we were able, we would have gone forth with you,” destroying themselves [through false oaths], and Allāh knows that indeed they are liars.

Koran 9:42

They swear by Allāh that they did not say [anything against the Prophet] while they had said the word of disbelief and disbelieved after their [pretense of] Islām and planned that which they were not to attain.

And they were not resentful except [for the fact] that Allāh and His Messenger had enriched them of His bounty.

So if they repent, it is better for them; but if they turn away, Allāh will punish them with a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter.

And there will not be for them on earth any protector or helper.

Koran 9:74

And [there are] those [hypocrites] who took for themselves a mosque for causing harm and disbelief and division among the believers and as a station for whoever had warred against Allāh and His Messenger before.

And they will surely swear, “We intended only the best.”

And Allāh testifies that indeed they are liars.

Koran 9:107

And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no witnesses except themselves – then the witness of one of them [shall be] four testimonies [swearing] by Allāh that indeed, he is of the truthful.

Koran 24:6

But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by Allāh that indeed, he is of the liars.

Koran 24:8

And let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to give [aid] to their relatives and the needy and the emigrants for the cause of Allāh, and let them pardon and overlook.

Would you not like that Allāh should forgive you? And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Allah 24:22

And they swear by Allāh their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allāh’s cause].

Say, “Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of that which you do.”

Koran 24:53

Pagans Swear

So how [will it be] when disaster strikes them because of what their hands have put forth and then they come to you swearing by Allāh, “We intended nothing but good conduct and accommodation.”

Koran 4:62

And they swear by Allāh their strongest oaths that if a sign came to them, they would surely believe in it.

Say, “The signs are only with [i.e., from] Allāh.”

And what will make you perceive that even if it [i.e., a sign] came, they would not believe.

Koran 6:109

And they swear by Allāh that they are from among you while they are not from among you; but they are a people who are afraid.

Koran 9:56

They swear by Allāh to you [Muslims] to satisfy you.

But Allāh and His Messenger are more worthy for them to satisfy, if they were to be believers.

Koran 9:62

9:95 They will swear by Allāh to you when you return to them that you would leave them alone.

So leave them alone; indeed they are evil; and their refuge is Hell as recompense for what they had been earning.

96 They swear to you so that you might be satisfied with them.

But if you should be satisfied with them – indeed, Allāh is not satisfied with a defiantly disobedient people.

Koran 9:95-96

And they swear by Allāh their strongest oaths [that] Allāh will not resurrect one who dies.

But yes – [it is] a true promise [binding] upon Him, but most of the people do not know.

Koran 16:38

And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour.

Thus they were deluded.

Koran 30:55

Have you not considered those who make allies of a people with whom Allāh has become angry?

They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear to untruth while they know [they are lying].

Koran 58:14

On the Day Allāh will resurrect them all, and they will swear to Him as they swear to you and think that they are [standing] on something.

Unquestionably, it is they who are the liars.

Koran 58:18

Obviously all this swearing shows Islam is pagan and so false.