▁of ▁the ▁mon ks ▁of ▁that ▁monaster y ▁came ▁from ▁Sad ad . ▁ ▁Modern ▁era ▁In ▁a ▁report ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁a ▁French ▁military ▁attach é ▁described ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁in security ▁of ▁Sad ad , ▁whose ▁inhabitants ▁seemed ▁to ▁suffer ▁attacks ▁from ▁the ▁Bed ou ins . ▁Despite ▁the ▁tax ▁its ▁inhabitants ▁regularly ▁paid ▁to ▁the ▁tribes ▁that ▁camp ed ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁Sad ad ▁remained ▁in ▁constant ▁risk ▁of ▁ra iding . ▁The ▁inhabitants ▁had ▁therefore ▁created ▁ad obe ▁bar ric ades ▁around ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁gard ens , ▁thus ▁prevent ing ▁anyone ▁on ▁horse back ▁to ▁enter ▁without ▁dis mount ing , ▁which ▁an ▁isolated ▁Bed ou in ▁rarely ▁did ▁in ▁enemy ▁territory . ▁ ▁Anth rop ologist ▁Sul ay man ▁J ab bur , ▁writing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁noted ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁Sad ad ' s ▁working ▁inhabitants ▁made ▁their ▁income ▁in ▁the ▁text ile ▁industry , ▁primarily ▁we aving ▁ab ay as ▁( ro bes ) ▁and ▁w ool en ▁m ats ▁for ▁the ▁Bed ou in ▁tribes men ▁of ▁the ▁vic inity . ▁The ▁Bed ou in ▁usually ▁acquired ▁their ▁cl othing ▁from ▁villages ▁along ▁the ▁desert ▁fr ing es , ▁such ▁as ▁Sad ad , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁inhabitants ▁sold ▁their ▁products ▁either ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁Bed ou in ▁or ▁indirect ly ▁via ▁local ▁mer ch ants . ▁According ▁to ▁J ab bur , ▁the ▁craft ▁of ▁we aving ▁ab