'''Quraysh''' or Quraish (Arabic: قريش Qurayš, meaning little shark. Other transliterations include "Quresh", "Quraysh", "Koreish" and "Coreish". Turkish: Kureyş) was the dominant tribe of [[Mecca]] upon the appearance of the [[religion]] of [[Islam]]. It was the tribe to which the Islamic [[prophet]] [[Muhammad]] belonged, as well as the tribe that led the initial opposition to his message. | '''Quraysh''' or Quraish (Arabic: قريش Qurayš, meaning little shark. Other transliterations include "Quresh", "Quraysh", "Koreish" and "Coreish". Turkish: Kureyş) was the dominant tribe of [[Mecca]] upon the appearance of the [[religion]] of [[Islam]]. It was the tribe to which the Islamic [[prophet]] [[Muhammad]] belonged, as well as the tribe that led the initial opposition to his message. |