How do you use Quraysh in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Quraysh meaning
An ancient Bedouin tribe that controlled Mecca at the time of Muhammad and to which he belonged.
Using Quraysh
- The main meaning on this page is: An ancient Bedouin tribe that controlled Mecca at the time of Muhammad and to which he belonged.
- In the example corpus, quraysh often appears in combinations such as: the quraysh, of quraysh, quraysh tribe.
Context around Quraysh
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Quraysh
- In this selection, "quraysh" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, entire, tribe, saqr and assembled stand out and add context to how "quraysh" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include again the quraysh were free and against the quraysh. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "quraysh" sits close to words such as abhiyan, ajibola and ajinkya, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with quraysh
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Abu Bakr was persecuted many times by the Quraysh. (9 words)
Once again the Quraysh were free to persecute Abu Bakr. (10 words)
Alarmed, the Quraysh assembled an army of 900–1,000 men to rescue the caravan. (15 words)
And if a Qurayshite comes without the permission of his guardian to Muhammad, he shall be delivered up to the Quraysh; but if, on the other hand, one of Muhammad's people comes to the Quraysh, he shall not be delivered up to Muhammad. (44 words)
Ibn Ishaq further states that one of the men of the Quraysh tribe was angered by this, and going to Sana'a, slipped into the church at night and defiled it; it is widely assumed that they did so by defecating in it. (43 words)
Al-Baghdadi made the same claim — he was born Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri in Jallam in central Iraq, a village inhabited by the al-Badri tribe, which traces its lineage to the Quraysh. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
And if a Qurayshite comes without the permission of his guardian to Muhammad, he shall be delivered up to the Quraysh; but if, on the other hand, one of Muhammad's people comes to the Quraysh, he shall not be delivered up to Muhammad.
Al-Baghdadi made the same claim — he was born Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri in Jallam in central Iraq, a village inhabited by the al-Badri tribe, which traces its lineage to the Quraysh.
The use of the name al-Qurayshi appears to be an effort to trace the new leader's lineage to the Prophet Muhammad's Quraysh tribe.
Abu Bakr's beliefs would have been defended by his own clan, but not by the entire Quraysh tribe.
Abu Bakr was persecuted many times by the Quraysh.
Abu Bakr went back to Mecca, it was a relief for him, but soon due to the pressure of Quraysh, Ad-Dughna was forced to renounce his protection.
According to that hypothesis, the Kaaba was first consecrated to a supreme deity named Allah and then hosted the pantheon of Quraysh after their conquest of Mecca, about a century before the time of Muhammad.
According to the chroniclers, the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur once asked his courtiers who deserved the exalted title of "Falcon of the Quraysh " (Saqr Quraish, foremost of the Prophet's tribe).
Alarmed, the Quraysh assembled an army of 900–1,000 men to rescue the caravan.
Due to the danger of the Quraysh, they did not take the road to Medina.
He gained support from the nomadic tribes to the north and east of Medina; using propaganda about Muhammad's weakness, promises of booty, memories of Quraysh prestige and through bribery.
He met a friend of his named Ad-Dughna (chief of the Qarah tribe) outside Mecca, who invited Abu Bakr to seek his protection against the Quraysh.
He was the foremost genealogist of the Quraysh and was well accomplished at interpreting dreams according to Ibn Sirin.
However, just two years later, the Quraysh violated the truce by slaughtering a group of Muslims and their allies.
Ibn Ishaq further states that one of the men of the Quraysh tribe was angered by this, and going to Sana'a, slipped into the church at night and defiled it; it is widely assumed that they did so by defecating in it.
It is related that some of the Quraysh who were taken prisoners at the battle of Badr regained their freedom after they had taught some of the Muslims the simple writing of the time.
News of Uthman's safety allowed for negotiations to continue, and a treaty scheduled to last ten years was eventually signed between the Muslims and Quraysh.
Once again the Quraysh were free to persecute Abu Bakr.
Quraysh went out and were delighted by what they had heard of the way in which he spoke of their gods.
The Quran describes the force of the Muslim attack in many verses, which refer to thousands of angels descending from Heaven at Badr to slaughter the Quraysh.
Common combinations with quraysh
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the quraysh 18×
- of quraysh 4×
- quraysh tribe 3×
- quraysh were 2×