Al-Mansur hated, and yet apparently respected Abd al-Rahman to such a degree that he dubbed him the " Hawk of Quraysh " ( The Umayyads were from a branch of the Quraysh tribe ).

Instead, however, they were blocked by the Quraysh, after which both Muslims and Meccans entered into the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, whereby the Quraysh promised to cease fighting Muslims and promised that Muslims would be allowed into the city to perform the pilgrimage the following year.

Two Muslims and an unknown number of Quraysh were killed.

The Quraysh controlled the city of Mecca ( in the west of present-day Saudi Arabia ) and the Banu Abd-Shams were among the most influential of its citizens.

The Quraysh or Quraish (, ; other transliterations include " Quresh ", " Qurrish ", " Qurish ", " Qirsh ", " Qureshi ", " Kuraish ", " Koraish ", " Koreish " and " Coreish ") were a powerful merchant tribe that controlled Mecca and its Kaaba upon the appearance of the religion of Islam.

The Quraysh fought many battles against Muhammad, one major clash was the Battle of Badr, where the Quraysh were defeated, the event was seen as a turning point for Muslims.

The leaders of Quraysh, who formed Mecca's aristocracy upon the appearance of Muhammad, were referred to as the Lords of Quraish ( by conventional translation ), Dominants of Quraish ( by literal translation ) ( Arabic: Sadat Quraysh ).

" For example, in one of his zoological works, he satirized the preference for longer human penis size, writing: " If the length of the penis were a sign of honor, then the mule would belong to the ( honorable tribe of ) Quraysh ".

: The Quraysh were wont to circumambulate the Ka ‘ bah and say,

They were fired up by Sufri Kharijite preachers, a Muslim sect that embraced a doctrine representing total egalitarianism in opposition to the aristocracy of the Quraysh which had grown more pronounced under the Umayyad Caliphate.

Only the Quraysh were universally recognized as a noble clan, worthy of leadership.

After the Treaty of Hudaybia ( 6years After Hijrah ) – the Quraysh were less of a threat to the Muslims.

According to Ibn Ishaq, Muhammad's tribe, the powerful Quraysh, were greatly concerned about their tribesman who had started claiming prophethood and wished to consult the Jewish rabbis ' superior knowledge of the scriptures and about the prophets of God.

After the Muslim victory over the Quraysh in Mecca in 624 in the Battle of Badr a number of Muhammad's opponents were killed after surrendering.

The raids were generally offensive and carried out to gather intelligence or seize the trade goods of Caravans financed by the Quraysh, ( such retaliation was rationalized as being legitimate actions because many Muslims left their possessions and wealth behind when they migrated from Mecca ).

" For example, in one of his zoological works, he satirized the preference for longer human penis size, writing: " If the length of the penis were a sign of honor, then the mule would belong to the ( honorable tribe of ) Quraysh ".

According to Ibn Ishaq, Muhammad's tribe, the powerful Quraysh, were greatly concerned about their tribesman who had started claiming prophethood and wished to consult rabbis about the matter.

Abu Bakr suggested to the gathering that the people should choose either Umar or Abu Ubayda, as both were capable men of the Quraysh.

He climbed up to its summit and addressed his people saying: “ O people of Quraysh, if I were to tell you there was an army behind this hill would you listen to me ?”

She was from Quraysh of the Banu Makhzum clan ; her co-wives were from outlying tribes and had relatively little influence in Makkah.

Ibn Ishaq, the 8th century Arab Muslim historian, relates that during the renovation of Kaaba undertaken by Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, in 605 CE, the Quraysh found an inscription in one of the corners of the foundation of the building that mentions Bakkah.

When news of the advance of Abraha's army came, the Arab tribes of Quraysh, Banu Kinanah, Banu Khuza ' a and Banu Hudhail united in defense of the Kaaba.

Abdul Mutallib told the Meccans to seek refuge in the hills while he with some leading members of the Quraysh remained within the precincts of the Kaaba.

The Kaaba was central to the life of the Quraysh, being a center of pilgrimage which brought much trade and prestige.

Sura al-Fil describes how God saved the Kaaba from destruction, while sura Quraysh describes God as Lord of the Kaaba.

Abu Bakr was born in Mecca some time in 573 CE, to a rich family in the Banu Taym clan of the Quraysh tribe.

Khalid al-Mihdhar was born on May 16, 1975 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia to a prominent family, related to the Quraysh tribe of Mecca.

* 624 – Led by Muhammad, the Muslims of Medina defeat the Quraysh of Mecca in the Battle of Badr.

In the 5th century, the Quraysh took control of Mecca, and became skilled merchants and traders.

The Persian intervention prevented Christianity from spreading eastward into Arabia, and Mecca and the Islamic prophet Muhammad who was at the time a six year boy in the Quraysh tribe " would not grow up under the cross.

Mecca was inhabited by the Quraysh, a mostly pagan tribe with some Jews among them.

* March 17 – The Battle of Badr is fought: Led by Muhammad, the Muslims of Medina defeat the Quraysh of Mecca in Badr, present-day Saudi Arabia.

The Battle of Badr was a key battle in the early days of Islam and a turning point in Muhammad's struggle with his opponents among the Quraysh in Mecca.

He sent a messenger named Damdam to Mecca to warn the Quraysh and get reinforcements.

He was born into the wealthy Umayyad ( Banu Umayya ) clan of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca, seven years after Muhammad.

After two years the news had spread among the Muslims in Abyssinia that the Quraysh of Mecca had accepted Islam, and that persuaded Uthman, Ruqayya and some other Muslims to return.

The Quraysh denied the Muslims entry into the city and posted themselves outside Mecca, determined to show resistance, even though the Muslims had no intention or preparation for battle.

Muhammad camped outside Mecca, at Hudaybiyyah, and sent Uthman as his envoy to meet with the leaders of Quraysh and negotiate Muslim entry into the city.

The Quraysh made Uthman stay longer in Mecca than he originally planned and refused to inform the Muslims of his whereabouts.

In 630 CE, the Quraysh broke the treaty of Hudaibiyah, and the Muslims attacked and conquered Mecca.

* The proper nouns Iram ( Q 89: 7, Iram of the Pillars ), Bābil ( Q 2: 102, Babylon ), Bakka ( t ) ( Q 3: 96, Bakkah ), Jibt ( Q 4: 51 ), Ramaḍān ( Q 2: 185, Ramadan ), ar-Rūm ( Q 30: 2, Ancient Rome ), Tasnīm ( Q 83: 27 ), Qurayš ( Q 106: 1, Quraysh ), Majūs ( Q 22: 17, Magi ), Mārūt ( Q 2: 102, Harut and Marut ), Makka ( t ) ( Q 48: 24, Mecca ), Nasr ( Q 71: 23 ), ( Ḏū ) an-Nūn ( Q 21: 87 ) and Hārūt ( Q 2: 102, Harut and Marut ) occur only once in the Qurʾān.

It forms a pair with the following sura, Quraish, reminding the Quraysh tribe who dominated Mecca of the favors that Allah had bestowed on them.

It urges the Quraysh tribe who dominated Mecca to serve God, who had protected them, for the sake of their own future.