Hilf al-Fudul (Pact of the Virtuous)

After the War of Fijar, several Qurayshi clans formed a pact at the house of Abdullah ibn Jud'an to support the oppressed and ensure justice regardless of tribal affiliation. The young Muhammad participated and later said: 'I witnessed a pact in the house of Abdullah ibn Jud'an that was more beloved to me than a herd of red camels. If I were called to it in Islam, I would respond.' This pact became a model of pre-Islamic virtue that Islam affirmed.