Qusayy ibn Kilab

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Qusayy ibn Kilab was a prominent ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad who unified the Quraysh tribe and established their control over Mecca and the Kaaba.

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Quṣayy ibn Kilāb 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab tribal leader
ancestor of Muhammad
historical figure
ancestorOf Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib NERFINISHED
Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
burialPlace Mecca NERFINISHED
category Ancestors of Muhammad NERFINISHED
Pre-Islamic Arabs
Quraysh leaders
child Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy NERFINISHED
Abd ad-Dar ibn Qusayy NERFINISHED
Abd al-Uzza ibn Qusayy NERFINISHED
Abd ibn Qusayy NERFINISHED
controlledTerritory Kaaba NERFINISHED
Mecca NERFINISHED
ethnicity Arab NERFINISHED
father Kilab ibn Murrah NERFINISHED
fatherInLaw Hulail ibn Hubshiyyah NERFINISHED
generationDistanceToMuhammad 4th great-grandfather
givenName Qusayy NERFINISHED
introducedInstitution Dar al-Nadwa (council house of Quraysh) NERFINISHED
organized division of responsibilities among Quraysh clans
language Arabic
motherInLaw Fakhita bint Amr NERFINISHED
name Qusayy ibn Kilab NERFINISHED
notableFor establishing Quraysh control over Mecca
organizing custodianship of the Kaaba
unifying the Quraysh tribe
positionHeld leader of Quraysh
region Hejaz
religion pre-Islamic Arabian polytheism
residence Mecca NERFINISHED
responsibility command of the army
custody of the Kaaba keys
providing food to pilgrims
providing water to pilgrims
standard-bearing in war
role custodian of the Kaaba
guardian of Mecca
head of Quraysh clans
significantEvent expelled Khuza‘a from control of the Kaaba
secured leadership of Mecca for Quraysh
spouse Hubbah bint Hulail NERFINISHED
timePeriod pre-Islamic Arabia
tribe Quraysh

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Hashim ibn Abd Manaf grandfather Qusayy ibn Kilab
Banu Hashim hasAncestor Qusayy ibn Kilab
Az-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib greatGreatGrandfather Qusayy ibn Kilab
this entity surface form: Quṣayy ibn Kilāb
Fihr ibn Malik hasDescendant Qusayy ibn Kilab