The house that does not protect its guest is not worth building… a saying associated with the name of Sultan Pasha al-Atrash, which summarized a stance that transcended the boundaries of the home to become an expression of dignity and keeping one's promise. The story dates back to July 1922, when the rebel Adham Khanjar headed to the town of Al-Qurayya seeking protection in the house of Sultan Pasha al-Atrash, but French forces arrested him before he could reach it and took him to the As-Suwayda prison; when Sultan learned of what had happened, he considered the arrest of the man who had sought refuge in his home a violation of the customs of hospitality. He moved with the people of Al-Qurayya and men from the mountain in an attempt to liberate him, leading to an armed confrontation with French forces near As-Suwayda. Events escalated before Sultan Pasha's house was subjected to shelling and destruction, and he was forced to seek refuge in Jordan with a number of his companions. After his return, the story goes that he refused a sum of gold offered to him as compensation for his destroyed house, adhering to his stance and repeating his famous saying. In this story, the house was a covenant whose value could only be completed by protecting those who sought shelter in it, and thus the saying remained a testament to the meaning of chivalry when it transforms from words into a stance.