Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 138
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 138 to this short, yet heated conversation, there were no ill feelings between them. However, after this day, they became enemies and thirsty for each other’s blood. Finally, a day came that Qa‘nab the owner of the horse that ran like the wind, murdered Ba hi r. Within Ban u Ta’i there were a number of tribes who had feuds against one another. Ha rith bin Jabalah Ghass a n i was someone who sought to make peace between all those who were fighting. Unfortunately, his efforts were in vain and peace lasted for just a short time. One day, without any reason, Ban u Judailah attacked Ban u Ghauth. The leader of Ban u Judailah, Asba‘, was killed in the fight. A person by the name of Ma s ‘ab cut off the ears of Asba‘ and used them to patch the holes in his shoes. He then read a couplet: We sew our shoes with your ears and fill your skull with wine and eat with pleasure from it. There was a person from the tribe of Ban u Z afar, by the name of Rab i ‘, who used to buy camels and take them to his town. Once he was on his way going about his daily business, when he crossed paths with a person from the tribe of Ban u Najj a r who was sitting outside his home. Upon seeing Rab i ‘, he called out, “Who are you? Where are you coming from and