The basic population of Medina consisted of its three Jewish tribes, the Quainuqa, the Quraiza and the Nadhir; and of the two Arab tribes, the Aus and the Khazraj.
Idadi kuu ya watu wa Madina ilikuwa na makabila yake matatu ya Kiyahudi, Quainuqa, Quraiza na Nadhir; na ya makabila mawili ya Kiarabu, Aus na Khazraj.