Between the two groups

In his novel "Between the Two Jihf," writer Hassan Abdul Moneim Al-Saud returns to the distant past of the Arabian Peninsula's history, when survival belonged to the strongest and the most capable of imposing themselves on others, where there were no laws, no governments, and no shariah governing except the idea of "survival of the fittest." Therefore, the novelist takes the phenomenon of tribal conflict, which was prevalent at that time, as a narrative space on which he builds his storytelling, depicting a picture of the conflict between two warring tribes over influence and spoils in the region: the Banu "Al-Namira" tribe of Hejaz, and a tribe of Bedouins called "Nihab" / Hadhramis. Victory was always with the stronger side, several and hopeful. That is "Nihab." Thus, things went on for years, during which the knights of "Nihab" would return to their homes victorious and happy with the win. But one of their knights, named "Al-Harith," participated in one of their battles at the age of twelve, and his body was not seen among the dead. He would open his eyes, and a woman from the Banu "Al-Namira" tribe, who was tending to him after he lost his memory, would pass by and cause him to fall ill. The Banu "Al-Namira" tribe would take care of him and give him a new name, "Uday." He grew up among them and became their first knight, defending them from the dominance of other tribes over the caravans between Ta'if, Mecca, and Yemen... As for the Banu "Nihab," they did not expect that this boy they once lost in one of their battles would, through his heroism, bring about their end without knowing he was one of them... From the atmosphere of the novel, we read: "People were confused about Al-Harith; they did not know who he was, as he had lost his memory, and he did not recognize any of them, nor did anyone recognize him. They thought he was from Banu Sahlil, but they were from Banu Namira, and all were killed in the battle, and their sisters were killed when Nihab attacked them. The Banu Namira named Al-Harith 'Uday.' And Zulaikha, the woman who was tending to him, agreed to adopt him and take care of him in her house. Uday began to wander around the village, hoping to remember his past, looking at the houses, the square, and the people, but he did not recognize anyone. He started asking people about his family..."