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Quraish

Quraish is the alternative form of Quraysh.

Meaning of Quraysh

Noun

Quraysh pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An ancient Bedouin tribe that controlled Mecca at the time of Muhammad and to which he belonged.
    • 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.2014 September 25, Ziauddin Sardar, Mecca: The Sacred City, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN

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Questions about Quraish

What is Quraish the alternative form of?
Quraish is the alternative form of Quraysh.

Words near Quraish in the dictionary

  1. Qur'anism
  2. Qur'aniyun
  3. Qur'ans
  4. Qur'ân
  5. Qur'ān
  6. Quraish
  7. Quraishi
  8. Quraishis
  9. Quraishite
  10. Quraishites
  11. Quran

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