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Ansar (Islam)
For other uses, see Ansar (disambiguation).
Ansar (Arabic: الأنصار al-Anṣār) is an Islamic term that literally means "helpers" and denotes the Medinan citizens that helped Muhammad and the Muhajirun on the arrival to the city after the migration to Medina. They belonged to two main tribes, the Banu Khazraj and the Banu Aws.
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The following Ansari are known by name:
Banu Khazraj
- Abd-Allah ibn Ubaiy, chief [1]
- Sa'd ibn Ubadah, chief[2]
- As'ad ibn Zurarah
- `Abd Allah ibn Rawahah
- Abu Ayyub al-Ansari [3]
- Ubay ibn Ka'b
- Zayd ibn Thabit [4]
- Hassan ibn Thabit
- Jabir ibn Abd-Allah [3]
- Amr ibn al-Jamuh
- Sa`ad ibn ar-Rabi`
- Al-Bara' ibn `Azib
- Ubayda ibn as-Samit
- Abu Sa`id al-Khudri
- Zayd ibn Arqam
- Abu Dujana
- Abu Darda
- Habab ibn Mundhir [2]
- Anas ibn Malik [5]
- Al-Bara ibn Malik [5]
- Sahl ibn Sa'd [3]
- Farwah ibn `Amr ibn Wadqah al-Ansari[6]
Banu Aws
- Sa'd ibn Mua'dh, chief [7]
- Bashir ibn Sa'ad [2]
- Usaid ibn Hudair
- Muadh ibn Jabal
- Muhammad ibn Maslamah
- Khuzaima ibn Thabit [8][8][9][6]
- Khubayb ibn Adiy
- Sahl ibn Hunaif [8][9]
- Uthman ibn Hunaif[8]
- Abu'l-Hathama ibn Tihan[8][9]
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See also
References
- ^ jewishencyclopedia.com [1]
- ^ a b c Al-islam.org Imamate: The Vicegerency of the Prophet
- ^ a b c Al-islam.org [2]
- ^ A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims on Al-Islam.org [3]
- ^ a b islamonline.net [4]
- ^ a b A Shi'i-Sunni dialogue on al-Islam.org [5]
- ^ William Montgomery Watt, Muhammad at Medina, Oxford, 1966.
- ^ a b c d e Peshawar Nights on Al-Islam.org [6]
- ^ a b c d Tarikh al-Yaqubi, as quoted in Peshawar Nights on Al-islam.org [7]. Also, a list composed of sources such as Ibn Hajar Asqalani and Baladhuri, each in his Ta'rikh, Muhammad Bin Khawind Shah in his Rauzatu's-Safa, Ibn Abdu'l-Birr in his Isti'ab
- ^ Sahih al-Bukhari, 3:34:439
- ^ SunniPath Online Islamic Library
- ^ History of the Caliphs by Suyuti
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