Quraysh

Definition

An ancient Bedouin tribe that controlled Mecca at the time of Muhammad and to which he belonged.

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic قُرَيْش (qurayš).

Example Sentences

• "When the message arrived the Quraysh were already preparing for war with Medina. It did not take them long to set out from Mecca with 1,000 men in arms, augmented by 100 cavalry. All the grandees of Mecca were there, including Abu Jahl."