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[quote=Anonymous]I looked up an a pledge of allegiance to Muhammed that preceded the womens' pledge.  This involved men.  Most accounts just say the pledge was to to fight for Muhammed if he needed defense.  The most detailed version I saw said:

The Ansâr (Helpers) asked the Messenger of Allâh Muhammad about the principles over which they would take a pledge. The Prophet answered:

To listen and obey in all sets of circumstances.
    To spend in plenty as well as in scarcity.
    To enjoin good and forbid evil.
    In Allâh’s service, you will fear the censure of none.
    To defend me in case I seek your help, and debar me from anything you debar yourself, your spouses and children from. And if you observe those precepts, Paradise is in store for you.

This is not in the Quran as the women's pledge was so one has to rely on later accounts.  The more detailed version above could have been embellishment as other accounts seem to stick to fighting for Muhammed.  Some general direction to be good and obey, but mostly it is about defense.  Quite different really from the oath taken by the women.[/quote]

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