—--} 2/224, And make not Allah's (name) an excuse in your oaths | against doing good, or acting rightly, or making peace between rpersons. For Allah is One who hears and knows all things. 2/225, Allah will not call not you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the intention in your hearts. And He is Oft- Forgiving: Most Forbearing. oe sls Hl ae Dipadl Ss i552. “he fie ails pg eo |. 3/77.As for those who sell the faith they owe to Allah and their te | own plighted word for a small price, they shall have no portion in . | the Hereafter, nor will Allah speak to them on the Day of | Judgement; nor will Fe cleanse them (of sins). They will have a anes Penalty.© 5/89. Allah will not call you to account for what is futile in your oaths, But He will call you to account for your deliberate oaths, for expiation feed ten indigent persons, on a scale of the average for Ee the food of your families; or cloth them; or give a slave his -4CD freedom. If that is beyond your means, fast for three days. This is the expiation for the oaths you have sworn, but keep your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His revelation that you may be grateful, 16/94. And take not your oaths, deceptionbetween Yourselves, with the result that someone's foot may slip after it was * ———-|_ firmly planted, and you may have to taste the evil (consequences) ——-—-- of having hindered (men) from the Path of Allah, and a mighty wrath descend on you, I Prete eee - i58/16.They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds), —— Thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah. Therefore they shall have a humiliating pen . | 66/2, Allah has already permitted you, (O men),the dissolution e of your oaths (in some cases); and Ailah is your Protector, and He --—{ is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom. Oaths sworn with honest and serious intentions, must be —~-honored but if the circumstances take an unfavorable turn _...©xpiation must be resorted. Ref. verse 5/89, And oaths against the _ commands of Allah are not valid. Ref verse 16/94, Oaths must “~jnever be swom against doing good. Ref verse 2/224. In the old days of ignorance, there were no central goverment, ~ no city states, no administration, indiscriminate killing and looting were the order of the day. People, for the sake of mutual dealings will resort to promising or swearing in the name of Allah. Soon "after the advent of Islam when central and provincial governments were established and law-enforcement agencies took over their duties, the practice of promising and swearing came to end.