Editing Quraysh (section)

===Establishment in Mecca===
All medieval Muslim sources agree that Qusayy unified Fihr's descendants, and established the Quraysh as the dominant power in Mecca.{{Sfn|Peters|1994|pp=14–15}} After conquering Mecca, Qusayy assigned quarters to different Qurayshi clans. Those settled around the Kaaba were known {{Transliteration|ar|Quraysh al-Biṭāḥ}} ('Quraysh of the Hollow'), and included all of the descendants of [[Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy]] and others. The clans settled in the outskirts of the sanctuary were known as {{Transliteration|ar|Quraysh al-Ẓawāhir}} ('Quraysh of the Outskirts'). According to historian [[Ibn Ishaq]], Qusayy's younger son, [[Abd Manaf ibn Qusai|Abd Manaf]], had grown prominent during his father's lifetime and was chosen by Qusayy to be his successor as the guardian of the Kaaba. He also gave other responsibilities related to the Kaaba to his other sons [[Abd al-Uzza ibn Qusai|Abd al-Uzza]] and Abd, while ensuring that all decisions by the Quraysh had to be made in the presence of his eldest son [[Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai|Abd al-Dar]]; the latter was also designated ceremonial privileges such as keeper of the Qurayshi war banner and supervisor of water and provisions to the pilgrims visiting the Kaaba.{{Sfn|Peters|1994|p=15}}

According to historian [[F. E. Peters]], Ibn Ishaq's account reveals that Mecca in the time of Qusayy and his immediate offspring was not yet a commercial center; rather, the city's economy was based on pilgrimage to the Kaaba, and "what pass[ed] for municipal offices [designated by Qusayy] have to do only with military operations and with control of the shrine".{{Sfn|Peters|1994|pp=15–16}} During that time, the tribesmen of Quraysh were not traders; instead, they were entrusted with religious services, from which they significantly profited. They also profited from taxes collected from incoming pilgrims. Though Qusayy appeared to be the strongman of Quraysh, he was not officially a king of the tribe, but one of many leading {{Transliteration|ar|[[shaykh]]s}} (tribal chieftains).{{Sfn|Peters|1994|p=16}}

According to historian [[Gerald R. Hawting]], if the traditional sources are to be believed, Qusayy's children, "must have lived in the second half of the fifth century".{{Sfn|Hawting|2000|p=22}} However, historian [[W. Montgomery Watt]] asserts that Qusayy himself likely died in the second half of the 6th century. The issue of succession between Qusayy's natural successor, Abd al-Dar, and his chosen successor, Abd Manaf, led to the division of Quraysh into two factions; those who backed the [[Banu Abd ad-Dar|Abd al-Dar clan]], including the clans of [[Banu Sahm]], [[Banu Adi]], [[Banu Makhzum]] and [[Banu Jumah]], became known as {{Transliteration|ar|al-Aḥlāf}} ('the Confederates'), while those who backed the [[Banu Abd al-Manaf|Abd Manaf clan]], including the [[Banu Taym]], [[Banu Asad]], [[Banu Zuhra]] and [[Banu al-Harith ibn Fihr]], were known as {{Transliteration|ar|al-Muṭayyabūn}} ('the Perfumed').{{Sfn|Watt|1986|p=435}}