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Quraysh

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Transliteration of Arabic قُرَيْش (qurayš).

noun Koreish · Kuraish · Quraish

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.

proper noun Koreish · Kuraish · Quraish

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."

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name 106th sura of the Qur'an

العربية	سورة قريش

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@misc{quraysh_2026,
  title = {Quraysh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quraysh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}