# Fahd Ibn Jad — Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle character guide > Fahd Ibn Jad in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle by Edgar Rice Burroughs. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Fahd, Ibn Jad, Ibn Jad the sheik **First appearance:** 0002-iii-the-apes-of-toyat ## Snapshot A Bedouin sheik whose silken courtesy hides a murderer's patience, willing to slit a captive's throat rather than return home empty-handed. ## Who they are Ibn Jad leads his people through hostile country with the polished manners of a desert noble and the conscience of a scavenger. When Tarzan becomes an obstacle to his plans, the sheik does not challenge him openly but whispers with his brother Tollog about a quiet killing and a fabricated escape. His scheming, and the fear it breeds in his own camp, make him the human menace that stalks the valley's edges. ## Relationships ### [Nasrany Stimbol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/nasrany_stimbol) _professional_ Fahd and Nasrany are co-conspirators in a professional alliance, often plotting for mutual gain. ### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/tarzan) _rivalry_ Fahd and Tarzan are antagonists, clashing over power and territory in the jungle. ### [Zeyd Ibn Jad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/zeyd_ibn_jad) _family_ Fahd and Zeyd are brothers, with a complex relationship marked by rivalry and shared ambitions. ### [Ateja Ibn Jad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/ateja_ibn_jad) _family_ Ateja and Fahd are siblings, with Ateja often acting as a mediator or ally to Fahd. ### [Tollog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/tollog) _professional_ Fahd employs Tollog as a henchman or servant, using him for dirty work and schemes. ### [James Hunter Blake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/james_hunter_blake) _rivalry_ Fahd and James are direct competitors and enemies, frequently opposing each other's goals. ### [Nasrany Stimbol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/nasrany_stimbol) _professional_ Fahd and Nasrany are co-conspirators in a professional alliance, often plotting for mutual gain. ### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/tarzan) _rivalry_ Fahd and Tarzan are antagonists, clashing over power and territory in the jungle. ### [Nasrany Stimbol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/nasrany_stimbol) _professional_ Fahd and Nasrany are co-conspirators in a professional alliance, often plotting for mutual gain. ### [Zeyd Ibn Jad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/zeyd_ibn_jad) _family_ Fahd and Zeyd are brothers, with a complex relationship marked by rivalry and shared ambitions. ### [Tollog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/tollog) _professional_ Fahd employs Tollog as a henchman or servant, using him for dirty work and schemes. ### [James Hunter Blake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/james_hunter_blake) _rivalry_ Fahd and James are direct competitors and enemies, frequently opposing each other's goals. ## In the story ### [I: Tantor the Elephant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/i-tantor-the-elephant) Hunts with Motlog and Fejjuan; fires at Tantor; captures Tarzan and brings him to Ibn Jad. ### [I: Tantor the Elephant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/i-tantor-the-elephant) Sheik of the Beny Salem; interrogates Tarzan, refuses to leave, and plots his secret murder. ### [Comrades of the Wild](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/ii-comrades-of-the-wild) Discussed as a potential traitor and suitor for Ateja; present in the camp. ### [The Snake Strikes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/viii-the-snake-strikes) Saves Stimbol from execution; schemes to frame Zeyd; fires the matchlock to implicate Zeyd. ### [X: The Return of Ulala](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/x-the-return-of-ulala) Plots against Zeyd, framed him for the attempt on Ibn Jad's life. ### [X: The Return of Ulala](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/x-the-return-of-ulala) Searches for the entrance to Nimmr, sends Fejjuan to the Galla. ### [XII: “Tomorrow Thou Diest!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xii-tomorrow-thou-diest) Reluctantly agrees to free the Galla slaves in exchange for guidance to the forbidden valley. ### [In the Beyt of Zeyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xiii-in-the-beyt-of-zeyd) Sits in the mukaad with Ibn Jad and others; reacts with astonishment and fear at Tarzan's arrival. ### [XV: The Lonely Grave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xv-the-lonely-grave) Guards Stimbol and secretly agrees to save him in exchange for a ransom of twenty million francs. ### [XV: The Lonely Grave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xv-the-lonely-grave) Publicly condemns Stimbol for Tarzan's murder; leads negotiations with Batando and prepares to enter the valley. ### [The Saracens!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xvii-the-saracens) Leads the Beduin attack on the Valley of the Sepulcher, captures the castle of King Bohun, and gathers treasure. ### [XX: "I Love You!"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xx-i-love-you) Speaks French to deceive Blake, then helps capture him and Guinalda. ### [XX: "I Love You!"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xx-i-love-you) Leads the Arab party that captures Blake and Guinalda. ### [XXI: “For Every Jewel a Drop of Blood!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xxi-for-every-jewel-a-drop-of-blood) Attempts to poison Ibn Jad, is discovered by Ateja, and later steals Guinalda from the camp. ### [XXII: Bride of the Ape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xxii-bride-of-the-ape) Shoots a young ape, triggering the attack; flees cowardly, pushing Guinalda aside. ### [Jad-Bal-Ja](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xxiii-jad-bal-ja) Lies to Zeyd about Ateja's fate and is killed by Zeyd in revenge. ### [XXIV: Where Trails Met](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xxiv-where-trails-met) Captured by the Waziri, forced to carry the treasure, and later sent to the Galla. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters/fahd_ibn_jad - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/characters