In his influential early account, Sir Harford Jones Brydges reports the likely fabricated tale that this leader murdered an early benefactor during prayer. This leader’s brother Sulayman (-5[1])wrote a tract titled for “divine thunderbolts” against him (15[1])and also incited the town of Huraymila to rebel against him. This leader convinced Uthman ibn Mu’ammar to destroy a group of sacred trees and the tomb of Zayd ibn al-Khattab because they were venerated by the local people. This leader was the ancestor and namesake of the Al (*) ash-Sheikh family. After fleeing the town of ‘Uyayna, this leader swore a pact of cooperation with the leader of (-5[1])Diriyah. (10[1])This religious leader helped found a state in the Najd region by attracting followers for Muhammad (10[1])ibn Saud. (10[1])For 10 (10[1])points, name this (-5[1])18th-century religious leader (10[1])who founded the branch of Islam that has since dominated Saudi Arabia. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])