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Quraysh [tribe]
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The Arabian tribe into which the Prophet Muhammad was born. Members of the tribe were traders, who had agreements with pastoral tribes around Mecca and also relations with Syria -- as well as south-western Arabia. They are also said to have had a connection with the sanctuary of Mecca, the Ka'ba, where the images of local gods were kept.42Ali bin Abu Taleb was a Quraysh too.

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