In brief
Qusayy ibn Kilab's takeover of Makkah is the story of how the Quraysh came to rule the city and guard the Ka'bah. Long before him, custodianship had belonged to the tribe of Jurhum, in-laws of Ismail AS, until their corruption led the tribe of Khuza'a to overthrow and expel them, along with the descendants of Fihr who would become the Quraysh; before leaving, Jurhum buried the well of Zamzam so thoroughly that it was lost for generations. Qusayy, of the line of Fihr, married the daughter of the Khuza'a chieftain and won the tribe's favour over his sons. He then gathered the scattered clans of Banu Fihr, went to war with Khuza'a, and drove them out, reclaiming Makkah for the Quraysh. In power he took charge of the Ka'bah and organised its care into distinct offices, later divided among the clans of Quraysh; founded Dar al-Nadwa, the council house of the Quraysh elders; instituted free food and water for pilgrims; and lit a guiding fire at Muzdalifah and dug wells, since Zamzam remained lost in his lifetime. He was the first person buried at Hujun, still one of Makkah's most famous graveyards.
Qusayy began the Quraysh's rise to prominence, reclaiming custodianship of Makkah and the Ka'bah for the descendants of Fihr and founding the institutions (Dar al-Nadwa, the offices caring for the Ka'bah, and hospitality for pilgrims) that his descendants would each build on in turn: his son Abd Manaf, his grandson Hashim (who added the tribe's wealth), and his great-grandson Abdul Muttalib (who added the rediscovery of Zamzam and its prestige), five generations before the birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
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