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How Quraysh Divided the Ka‘bah among the Clans
English rendering of the source section
Local English translation from the Arabic text; the source note on the name al-Hatim is included.
This local English rendering may condense the Arabic narration and editorial notes. It is not a complete published English edition. Consult the Arabic source for exact wording and context.
Read the corresponding Arabic sectionHis cooking pot has a great mass of ashes; he fills his bowls with bread whose edges rise above them like fine striped cloth.
Quraysh then divided the Ka‘bah among themselves. The section from the door belonged to Banu ‘Abd Manaf and Zuhrah. The area between the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner belonged to Banu Makhzum and allied Qurayshi clans. The rear of the Ka‘bah belonged to Banu Jumah and Sahm, the two sons of ‘Amr ibn Husays ibn Ka‘b ibn Lu’ayy. The side of the Hijr belonged to Banu ‘Abd al-Dar ibn Qusayy, Banu Asad ibn al-‘Uzza ibn Qusayy, and Banu ‘Adi ibn Ka‘b ibn Lu’ayy; this is al-Hatim.
[1] Saba’ib are fine white cloths, likened to the strips of fat covering the bowls. [2] Most copies read “divided”; other copies read “divided among themselves.” [3] Shiq means a side or portion. [4] Al-Hatim is said to be so called because people crowd there and press against one another; another explanation says clothes were removed there during circumambulation. See Sharh al-Sirah by Abu Dharr.