THE UNACCEPTABLE EXCUSES FOR IGNORING OATHS

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Quran,Translation and Commentary in Brief (Vol. 03)
Verses 95-97YOUR FIRM OATH IS A PROOF OF YOUR FIRM FAITH.

      Some of the nominal Muslims and non-Muslim Arabs made of the large number of enemies an excuse for breaking their covenants and treaties, or ignoring their oath of fealty. As the Book says; they made their covenant as a means of deception among them, and by that they slipped the foot of other Muslims too. They made their religion a game of making their own sect or party numerically strong by alliances being adhered together by oaths. But as soon as a more numerous party proposed a new alliance with them, they easily broke their oath and adhered to the new alliance! Such people are not only going wrong themselves, but have set others on the wrong path too. And so do they deserve a double penalty as the Holy Qurän has promised them.

      ``And do not take your oaths as a means of deception among you, lest any foot should slip after it has stood firm; and you taste evil for having debarred other people from the way of Allah, and yours be a great punishment.''

      If in the Pagan Era people used to behave like that with their oaths and pledges, now in the century of informations and communications, we see the false fidelity and the real infidelity in the international politics, to have become almost a standard of national selfِrespect and international skill! Even some of the Islamic countries for the fear of super powers refuse to observe their covenants with other Muslim countries and Allah. This means that they prefer to adhere to the weak power of Man over the Infinite Power of the All-mighty God! They rely on other than Allah; they fear other than Allah, and in fact they worship other than Allah!

      Islam teaches nobler ethics for individuals and nations. As we mentioned above; every oath taken, and every covenant which is made, it is taken or made in the sight of Allah; and Allah is the witness and Man's surety in such bindings.

      Therfore our oaths and promises should be looked upon as a solemn thing, and with sincerity and the intention of carrying out. A promise in the sight of Allah is a binding, even if large numbers are standing against it.

 

 

 

 

Verses 95-97YOUR FIRM OATH IS A PROOF OF YOUR FIRM FAITH.
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