Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 71
21 The oUTCoME oF IGNoRANCE I t was in the nature of the Arabian people to continually be occupied in running riots, quarrelling, fighting and killing. They would draw swords on trivial issues and were always ready to take up altercations and battles. Here is an entertaining story about their senseless ignorance. At a distance of about three days’ journey from Makkah was a place called ‘Uk a z, where a fair was held every year and where people from all over the country would gather. Business and trading were conducted in abundance, and famous orators, notable poets and renowned writers would display their skills as well. Impressive poems expressing praise called qa sa ’id ( qa si dah