قُرَيْشُthe Quraysh

Example sentences

• أَيْنَ قُرَيْشُ أَيْنَ قُوَّادُ النَّاسِ أَيْنَ رُؤُوسُ النَّاسِ

  Where are the Quraysh? Where are the leaders of the people? Where are the heads of the people?

  قُرَيْش — the Quraysh. This tribe-name is the subject of the verb-less 'where are...' question, paired directly with 'where' to ask after its members. As a proper name it is inherently definite. It names the first group whose absence is being pointed out.

  From: A Spy in the Enemy Camp →

• نَادَوْا أَيْنَ قُرَيْشُ أَيْنَ رُؤُوسُ النَّاسِ

  They shouted, "Where are the Quraysh? Where are the leaders of the people?"

  قُرَيْش — the Quraysh. This tribe-name is the subject of the verb-less 'where are...' question, paired with 'where' to ask after its members. As a proper name it is inherently definite. It names the first group called for.

  From: A Spy in the Enemy Camp →