Qusayy ibn Kilab قصي بن كلاب | |
|---|---|
زيد بن كلاب | |
| 1st Chief of Quraysh | |
| Succeeded by | Abd Manaf ibn Qusai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zayd ibn Kilab 400 Arabia |
| Died | 480 (aged 79–80) Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia |
| Spouse | Hubba bint Hulail |
| Children | Abd al-Dar (son) Abd Manaf (son) Abd al-Uzza (son) |
| Parent(s) | Kilab ibn Murrah (father) Fatimah bint Sa'd (mother) |
| Relatives | Zuhrah ibn Kilab (brother) |
| Known for | Ancestor of Muhammad Prophet of God |
Qusai ibn Kilab ibn Murrah (Arabic: قصي بن كلاب بن مرة, Qusayy ibn Kilāb ibn Murrah; ca. 400–480), also spelled Qusayy, Kusayy, Kusai, or Cossai, born Zayd (Arabic: زيد),[1] was an Ishmaelite descendant of Abraham. Orphaned early on, he would rise to become chief of Mecca, and leader of the Quraysh tribe.[2] He is best known for being an ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad as well as the third and the fourth Rashidun caliphs, Uthman and Ali, and the later Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid caliphs along with several of the most prominent Hashemite dynasties in the orient.[3]