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Quraysh
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Quraysh: see Kuraish Kuraish , ancient Bedouin tribe near Mecca to which Muhammad belonged. At one time camel drivers and caravan guides, they became, after acquiring custody of the Kaaba (5th cent.), one of the most powerful tribes in central Arabia and the chief family of Mecca.
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This is in stark contrast to the narrower limitations imposed by both the Sunnis and Shiis: the Sunnis believe that leadership can only be vested in descendants of the Quraysh tribe (the Prophet Muhammad's tribe) and the Shiites believe that only a member of the Prophet's House or family (Al Al-Bait) can be Imam.
Mecca was a major trading city, ruled by the Quraysh tribe, and Muhammad's grandfather was the patriarch of this city.
 
 
 
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