Promise

A promise is a transactionbetween two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.

Types of promise

Both an oathand an affirmationcan be a promise. One special kind of promise is the vow.

A notable type of promise is an election promise.

Promises and religions

Religions have differing attitudes towards promises.

Christianity

Main article: oath

In Christianity, a distinction is made between simple promises and oaths/vows, with only the latter being seen as involving a deity(either as witness to the promise or recipient of it).

However, the Religious Society of Friendsand the Mennonitesobject to the taking of both oaths and affirmations, basing their objections upon a commandment given in the Sermon on the Mount, and regard all promises to be witnessed by God.

Islam

In An-Nahl 91, Allahforbids Muslimsto break their promises after they have confirmed them. All promises are regarded as having Allah as their witness and guarantor. In the Hadith, The Prophetstates that a Muslim who made a promise and then saw a better thing to do, should do the better thing and then make an act of atonement for breaking the promise.¹

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