 In him the common weal resides, and after his assurance no peril can seduce him from his pledge.— Al-Akhtal (640–708), "Khaffat al-qaṭīnu" ("The tribe has departed")
After his victory, Abd al-Malik aimed to reconcile with the Hejazi elite, including the Zubayrids and the Alids, the Umayyads' rivals within the Quraysh.He relied on the Banu Makhzum, another Qurayshi clan, as his intermediaries in view of the Umayyad family's absence in the region due to their exile in 683.