Lineage of QurayshSīrah

Quṣayy ibn Kilābقُصَيّ

Also known as Qusay, Zayd ibn Kilab

About

Son of Kilāb and father of ʿAbd Manāf, the ancestor who made Quraysh masters of Makkah. His given name was Zayd. Raised in Syria after his mother remarried, he returned to Makkah, gathered the scattered clans of Quraysh into the city, and took charge of the Kaʿbah and the offices of hospitality to the pilgrims, which earned him the byname Mujammiʿ, 'the gatherer'. He built Dār al-Nadwa, the council house where Quraysh met. Through his son ʿAbd Manāf the line continues to Hāshim.

The name

From qaṣiyy, 'far away'; the genealogists say he was so called because he was raised far from his people, in Syria.

Mujammiʿ — the gatherer, who brought the clans of Quraysh together in Makkah

Source: Sīrah

Relationships

FatherKilāb ibn MurraHis father, who died while he was young

SonʿAbd Manāf ibn QuṣayyHis son, given name al-Mughīra

Of the same era · Lineage of Quraysh

al-Naḍr ibn Kinānaالنَّضْر Fihr ibn Mālikفِهْر Ghālib ibn Fihrغَالِب Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāfهَاشِم Ilyās ibn Muḍarإِلْيَاس Kaʿb ibn Luʾayyكَعْب Khuzayma ibn Mudrikaخُزَيْمَة Kināna ibn Khuzaymaكِنَانَة Luʾayy ibn Ghālibلُؤَيّ Mālik ibn al-Naḍrمَالِك Maʿadd ibn ʿAdnānمَعَدّ Muḍar ibn Nizārمُضَر Mudrika ibn Ilyāsمُدْرِكَة Murra ibn Kaʿbمُرَّة Nizār ibn Maʿaddنِزَار ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalibعَبْد المُطَّلِب ʿAdnānعَدْنَان

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