Al Murrah

The Al Murrah were Sunni Arab camel nomads who claimed descent from the Yam. Their routes crossed the Rub' al-Khali between Najran and the al-Hasa oases, with the wells of Yabrin among their pastures.

In the eighteenth century they supported the Wahhabi cause. Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud, who reigned from 1765 to 1803, took refuge in their oases when driven from power; they recognized him as emir, incorporated the Wahhabi banner into their black standard and fought beside him. Marriages later reinforced the alliance with the Al Saud.