Quraysh

Quraysh noun: an ancient Bedouin tribe that controlled Mecca at the time of Muhammad and to which he belonged.

Noun

Quraysh pl (plural only)

(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

Quraysh

The 106th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an, named after the aforementioned tribe.
- In the Quran's chapter 106, often spelled Quraysh in English, God speaks to tribes who are standing defiantly against the Prophet Mohammad: "So let them serve the Lord of this house who feeds them against hunger and gives them security against fear."2013, Lynne Meredith Golodner, Flavors of Faith: Holy Breads, Front Edge Publishing, →ISBN

Transliteration of Arabic قُرَيْش (qurayš).

What does Quraysh mean?: Quraysh means an ancient Bedouin tribe that controlled Mecca at the time of Muhammad and to which he belonged.
What is Quraysh in Arabic?: Quraysh in Arabic is سورة قريش. See Quraysh meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Quraysh?: Quraysh can be a noun or a proper noun.

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