Question 24: Is the swearing of other than God consideredto be polytheism ?
The interpretation of the phrases 'Monotheism' and 'Polytheism' should be looked for, through the refererence of the Quranic verses and the tradition of the Holy prophet (p), because it is the Holy Quran and the narration of the Holy prophet that is the best criteria for disguising the truth from falsehood and likewise, monotheism from polytheism.
Thus, it is worthy to evaluate any concept or behavior that occurs in us with the reference to the criteria of the logic of revelation and the lifestyle of the honorable Prophet (p).
Let us look at some of the disicive proofs in order for us to clarify the permissibility of swearing of other than God, from the viewpoint of Quran and tradition.
The holy Quran amongst its eternal verses swears by valuable phenomenon such as 'prophets life', 'humans soul', 'the pen', the manifestation of writing, the sun, the moon, the stars, day and night, sky and earth, time, the mountains and the sea, some examples are as follows":