They took advantage of this event in their own benefit and...

They took advantage of this event in their own benefit and called themselves al-allah (Family of Allah), jiran allah (the neighbors of Allah) and sukkan haram allah (Inhabitants of Allah’s Precinct).[^223] In this way, they could strengthen their religious basis and due to their power, they showed inclination towards corruption and monopoly.[^224] This sense of power caused them to impose some new regulations over other tribes.

Quraysh had the special privilege of marrying any daughter from other tribes with the condition that they should accept the religious innovations that they had fabricated concerning the special Hajj ceremonies.[^225] They received taxes from the pilgrims who would enter Mecca,[^226] and called such tributes as special privileges of Quraysh.[^227] They had monopolized the management of…