Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 82
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 82 entire nation was falling into a pit of devastation and ruin. The strong were devouring the weak and the weak were buried under the oppression of the powerful. Hundreds of homes were destroyed due to frequent civil wars, looting and plunder. Thousands of children were being orphaned. The whole country was in danger of utter destruction. They became determined to liberate the people from their life of cruelty, hardship and oppression; and bring them peace. Some of the most influential and commanding chiefs from among the Arabs, including Fu d ail bin Ha rith, Fu d ail bin Wad a ‘ah and Muf d il bin F uda lah, gathered together and made a pact to stop all cruelty, injustice and excess from that day forward. They decided to use their power to stop anyone from being cruel to the weak; to help the oppressed; to assist the one whose rights had been usurped; and to expel from Makkah any person who continued to be cruel and unjust to others. Since the names of most of those taking the oath had Fa d l in them, that event was named as H ilful-Fu du l (the ‘Covenant of Fa d l) and is known in history as such. As almost all of the prominent chiefs of Makkah had