誓言（qasam）在阿拉伯语中与英语一样，用于在读者或听者心中强调其后句子所表达观点的重要性或真实性。在英语中，最常见的格式是“by God”，其中“by”代表的短语是“as surely as I believe in”（我坚信）。然而，阿拉伯语语言学家传统上将誓言的格式分为三个基本部分：

The oath (qasam) in Arabic, as in English, is used to emphasize in the mind of the reader or listener the importance or truthfulness of the idea which follows it in the sentence. In English, the most common format is “by God,” wherein “by” represents the phrase “as surely as I believe in.” However, Arabic linguists have traditionally divided the format of the oath into three basic parts:

1. 动词:“我指着……发誓;”

1. the verb: “I swear by;”

2. 起誓所凭借的人、事物或事件；

2. the person, thing, or event by which the oathis taken;

3. 起誓所凭借的人、物或事件。31

3. the person, thing, or event on which the oath is taken.31

“我起誓”（aqsimu bi）这一短语常被简化为介词“bi”（以……起誓），而“ ta”和“wa”也常用来代替“bi”。这些介词随后与起誓所凭借的人或事物相连。因此，“我以安拉起誓”在阿拉伯语中可以表达为“Aqsimu bil-laah”“bil-laah”“ tallaah”或“wal-laah”。有时，动词、介词以及起誓所凭借的人或事物会全部省略，只留下作为誓言对象的人、事物或事件，前面加上强调小词“la”。这类省略的一个例子可见于以下经文：

The phrase, “I swear by” (aqsimu bi) is often reduced to the particle “by” (“bi”), and “ ta” and “wa” are often used in place of “bi.” These particles are then joined to the person or thing by which the oath is taken. Hence the oath, “I swear by Allaah,” may be expressed in Arabic as, “Aqsimu bil-laah,” “bil-laah,” “ tallaah,” or “wal-laah.” Occasionally both the verb, the particle, and the person or thing by which the oath is taken are all deleted, leaving only the person, thing, or event on which the oath is taken, prefixed with la, a particle of emphasis. An example of this type of deletion can be found in the verse,

这节经文应读作“[凭安拉发誓，] 你们必定会受到考验。” 在《古兰经》中，绝大多数誓言都是以受造之物起誓的；例如，

This verse should read, “[By Allaah,] you will certainly be tested.” In the Qur’aan, the vast majority of oaths are made by created things; for example,

然而，真主起誓的情况确实有七处。34 真主命令先知（ﷺ）在其中三处以真主起誓，例如下面的经文：

However, there are exactly seven places where oaths are made by Allaah.34 Allaah commands the Prophet (ﷺ) to swear by Allaah in three of those places, as in the following example:

在其余四处经文中，安拉以祂自己起誓，例如下面这段经文：

In the remaining four instances, Allaah swears by Himself, as in the following example:

安拉作为万物的创造者,可以以祂所愿的任何事物起誓;然而,人不可以奉安拉之外的任何事物起誓。原因在于,人们起誓时所指的,是其心中最为尊崇的事物,而只有安拉才应当以这种方式受到尊崇。因此,以星辰起誓、以父亲的坟墓起誓,甚至以先知ﷺ或以克尔白起誓,都是被禁止的,并被视为以物配主(shirk)。正统哈里发、先知ﷺ的亲密伴侣欧麦尔·本·汉塔卜报道说,安拉的使者ﷺ说道:

Allaah, being the creator of all things may swear by whatever he wishes; however, man is not allowed to swear by anything but Allaah. The reason being that oaths are taken by the things which one holds in the highest of esteem and only Allaah should be revered in this manner. Hence, oaths by the stars, by one’s father’s grave or even by the Prophet (ﷺ) or by the Ka‘bah are all forbidden and considered shirk (associating partners with Allaah). The Righteous Caliph and close companion of the Prophet (ﷺ), ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab, reported that Allaah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said,

万能的安拉以祂创造的奇妙万物起誓，因为这一切都指向祂是创造者和维持者。

Almighty Allaah swears by the wonders of His creation because they all point to Him as the Creator and Sustainer.

有时在《古兰经》中，作为起誓对象的事物或事件可能被省略。这种省略可能是因为上下文清晰，以及誓言本身的含义已经明确；例如下列誓言：

Occasionally in the Qur’aan, the very thing or event on which an oath is taken may be deleted. Deletion in this case may be due to the clarity of the context and the implication of the oath itself; for example, the oaths:

并且紧随其后的经文：

and the verse following them:

表明被省略的、誓言所针对的事件是“你们必将复活并接受审判”。阿拉伯语中这种省略的用法，旨在极大地增强段落的效果，与英语中口头表达警告的方式大致相同；例如，“你最好停止那样做，否则后果自负！”

indicate that the missing events on which the oaths were taken are, “you will be resurrected and judged.” This type of deletion in Arabic is used to dramatically increase the effect of the passage, much in the same way that warnings are orally expressed in English; for example, “You had better stop doing that, or else!”