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🏆 A group name 🕌 Early Muslim supporters
Ansar

Ansar

1 9.9
People in Medina who helped Muhammad and his followers after they moved from Mecca
  • proper noun
translation icon : Ansar
  • The Ansar welcomed Muhammad with open arms when he migrated to Medina.
  • al-Ansar
  • Ansar al-Sharia
  • Ansar al-Islam

Examples

  • On their Internet site, they call themselves Ansar al-Islam (Supporters of Islam), an expression that refers to the companions of Muhammad in Medina.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The tribes of Ansar are the first people of Medina.

    The Lady of Heaven (2021)

  • Tribes of the Ansar, you were the first to strive for a better way.

    The Lady of Heaven (2021)

  • Tribes of the Ansar, no one can ignore your pioneering role in Islam.

    The Lady of Heaven (2021)

  • Many members of the Ansar played a vital role in the early days of the Islamic community.

  • The stories of the Ansar's support for Muhammad are an important part of Islamic history.

Compounds

Ansar al Islam
  • Literature
9.9

An armed Islamist group that was active in Iraqi Kurdistan and carried out attacks

Osbat al-Ansar
  • NSFW
9.9

A small armed Sunni Palestinian group in Lebanon that uses violence against people and places

Surface Forms

Ansar main

Etymology

Ansar comes from the Arabic Anṣār, which means 'helpers'. It was the name for the people of Medina who welcomed and supported Muhammad after he moved from Mecca, so the word reminds us that they helped and protected the early community.