Over the years Ismael's children themselves had children. His descendants increased and formed tribes which spread out all over Arabia. One of these tribes was call Quraysh. Its people never moved away from Makkah and always lived near the Ka'bah.
One of the duties of the leader of Quraysh was to look after those who come on pilgrimage to Ka'bah. The pilgrims would come form all over Arabia and it was a great honour to proved them with food and water
As time passed, however, the Arabs stopped worshipping Allah directly and started bringing idols back with them from the different countries they visited. These idols were placed at the Ka'bah, which was no longer regarded as the Sanctuary of Allah, as Abraham had intended it. It was , however, still respected by the Arabs. Around this time the well of Zamzam disappeared beneath the sand.
Also at this time, Qusayy, one of the leader of Quraysh , became ruler over Makkah. He held the keys of the sanctuary and had the right to give water to pilgrims, to feed them, to take charge of meetings, and to hand out war banners before battle. It was also in house that Quraysh settled their afairs.
After Qusayy's death, his son Abdu Munaf, who had become famous during his father's lifetime, took over the leadership of Quraysh. After him came his son Hashim. It is said that Hashim was the first to begin the two great caravan journeys of Quraysh, one in summer to Syria and the north, and one in the winter to the Yemen an the south. As a result, Makkah grew rich and became a large and important center of trade.
One summer Hashim went north to buy goods to sell in the Yemen. On his way he stopped in Yathrib to trade in the market ant there he saw a beautiful woman. She was Salma, the daughter of Amr ibn Zaid, who was from much respected family. Hashim proposed marriage to her and was accepted because he was an honourbale and distinguished man. In time, Salma gave birth to a beautiful son and as some of his hair was white they called him Shaybah, which in Arabic mean 'grey-haired'. Mother and son stayed in the cooler, healthier climate of Yathrib, while Hashim returned to Makkah, but he would visit them each time he took his caravan to the north. During one of these journeys, however, Hashim became ill and died.
Shaybah a handsome intelligent boy,grew up in his uncles's house in Yathrib. He was proud of being the son of Hashim ihn Abdi Munaf, the head of Quraysh, guardian of Ka'bah and the protector of pilgrims, even though he had known his father , who had died while Shaybah was very young.
At Hashim's death his brother al-Muttalib took over his duties and responsibilites. He travelled to Yathrib to see his nephew , Shaybah, and decided that as the boy would one day inherit his father's place, the time had come for him to live in Makkah. It was hard for Salma, Shaybah's mother, to let her son to go with his uncle but she finally realised that it was for the best.
One of the duties of the leader of Quraysh was to look after those who come on pilgrimage to Ka'bah. The pilgrims would come form all over Arabia and it was a great honour to proved them with food and water
As time passed, however, the Arabs stopped worshipping Allah directly and started bringing idols back with them from the different countries they visited. These idols were placed at the Ka'bah, which was no longer regarded as the Sanctuary of Allah, as Abraham had intended it. It was , however, still respected by the Arabs. Around this time the well of Zamzam disappeared beneath the sand.
Also at this time, Qusayy, one of the leader of Quraysh , became ruler over Makkah. He held the keys of the sanctuary and had the right to give water to pilgrims, to feed them, to take charge of meetings, and to hand out war banners before battle. It was also in house that Quraysh settled their afairs.
After Qusayy's death, his son Abdu Munaf, who had become famous during his father's lifetime, took over the leadership of Quraysh. After him came his son Hashim. It is said that Hashim was the first to begin the two great caravan journeys of Quraysh, one in summer to Syria and the north, and one in the winter to the Yemen an the south. As a result, Makkah grew rich and became a large and important center of trade.
One summer Hashim went north to buy goods to sell in the Yemen. On his way he stopped in Yathrib to trade in the market ant there he saw a beautiful woman. She was Salma, the daughter of Amr ibn Zaid, who was from much respected family. Hashim proposed marriage to her and was accepted because he was an honourbale and distinguished man. In time, Salma gave birth to a beautiful son and as some of his hair was white they called him Shaybah, which in Arabic mean 'grey-haired'. Mother and son stayed in the cooler, healthier climate of Yathrib, while Hashim returned to Makkah, but he would visit them each time he took his caravan to the north. During one of these journeys, however, Hashim became ill and died.
Shaybah a handsome intelligent boy,grew up in his uncles's house in Yathrib. He was proud of being the son of Hashim ihn Abdi Munaf, the head of Quraysh, guardian of Ka'bah and the protector of pilgrims, even though he had known his father , who had died while Shaybah was very young.
At Hashim's death his brother al-Muttalib took over his duties and responsibilites. He travelled to Yathrib to see his nephew , Shaybah, and decided that as the boy would one day inherit his father's place, the time had come for him to live in Makkah. It was hard for Salma, Shaybah's mother, to let her son to go with his uncle but she finally realised that it was for the best.
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