Ansar
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Arabic أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers”)
Noun[edit]
Ansar pl (plural only)
- (Islam, historical) A group of tribespeople, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to the prophet Mohammed and his followers.
- The members of a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan, disciples of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885).
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ansar
- Alternative form of Anshar (“sky god”)