Written by Abu Al-Atahiya on the walls of his prison when he was unjustly imprisoned by Harun al-Rashid during the Abbasid period, the phrase "وعند الله تجتمع الخصوم" (Before God, opponents meet) has been passed down from mouth to book, reaching us today.

The Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed passed away a few days ago on Wednesday, August 30, a day before the anniversary of the death of his eldest son Dodi Al-Fayed and Lady Diana, and a few days before the first annual anniversary of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, to keep their memories alive together forever.

Mohamed Al-Fayed left at the age of 94, after a life full of development and success. He started his life in the province of Alexandria, where he was born and where he began his journey. He started building his fortune while working with his first wife's brother, the Saudi businessman Adnan Khashoggi, and then worked with Sheikh Rashid, playing a significant role in the development and prosperity that Dubai has reached. He assisted in extracting oil from the land of the UAE at the request of Sheikh Rashid, and also worked on establishing a large port and marina in Dubai. Later, he expanded his businesses around the world by purchasing famous stores like Harrods and grand hotels like the Dorchester Hotel in London. He also bought royal palaces, such as the Duke of Windsor's palace in Paris.

Despite a life full of struggle and success, his happiness was not always complete. Mohamed Al-Fayed could not obtain British citizenship throughout his life, with the refusal doubting Al-Fayed's integrity and the source of his wealth. However, this was not the biggest problem in his life compared to losing his eldest son, Emad Al-Fayed, known as Dodi Al-Fayed, in a tragic accident with Lady Diana, the ex-wife of the former Prince of Wales and the current King Charles. The accident, according to security sources, was caused by the inebriated driver and because of the paparazzi who were following Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed, a claim that Mohamed Al-Fayed rejected. He accused the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, and the Prince of Wales at the time, Prince Charles, as well as Diana's sister, named Sarah, alleging that the reason was the royal and noble family's rejection of Diana's relationship with a young Arab Muslim man, deciding to eliminate both. Mohamed Al-Fayed mentioned during the investigation proceedings, details unknown to others about the engagement of his son and Lady Diana and their intention to marry, but all these accusations attempts failed, with the court insisting on its belief in the initial reasons for the accident.

Mohamed Al-Fayed kept the memory of his son and Diana alive for years, establishing a memorial in Harrods that bears their pictures, a ring Dodi Al-Fayed bought for his lover, and a glass of wine with Lady Diana's lipstick mark from their last dinner. Years later, he unveiled a new memorial in Harrods, a large bronze statue representing a dance between the victims, naming it "Innocent Victims". Mohamed Al-Fayed also wished to have his body embalmed and used as a hand of the clock atop the main Harrods store, to be his special memorial, but this was before selling it to the Qatari holding company that owns the Harrods chain.

Today, for the first time, I wished I was a visual artist to paint a scene depicting a meeting of the parties involved in one of the most famous conflicts of the twentieth century, after the death of most of its parties. But if the visual artist has the ability to convey his vision of the scene to his audience, then the audience has an imagination, so let it run wild and imagine."