Ansar

Meanings

Noun

  • 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).

Proper Noun

Origin

  • Arabic أَنْصَار ("helpers")

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