Quraysh were a grouping of Arab clans that historically inhabited and controlled the city of Mecca and its Kaaba.
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10 Facts About Quraysh
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The Quraysh gained their name when Qusayy ibn Kilab, a sixth-generation descendant of Fihr ibn Malik, gathered together his kinsmen and took control of the Ka'aba.
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Quraysh's progenitor was Fihr ibn Malik, whose full genealogy, according to traditional Arab sources, was the following: Fihr ibn Malik ibn al-Nadr ibn Kinana ibn Khuzayma ibn Mudrika ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma?add ibn ?Adnan.
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The Quraysh gained their name when Qusayy ibn Kilab, a sixth-generation descendant of Fihr ibn Malik, gathered together his kinsmen and took control of the Ka'ba.
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The Quraysh established networks with merchants in these Syrian cities.
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The Quraysh invested their revenues in building their trading ventures, and shared profits with tribal allies to translate financial fortune into significant political power in the Hejaz.
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The Quraysh later besieged the Muslims at Medina in 627, but were defeated in the Battle of the Trench.
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The Quraysh apparently held real power during this period marked by the early Muslim conquests.
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Hadith holding that the caliph must be from Quraysh became almost universally accepted by the Muslims, with the exception of the Kharijites.
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