Back Anshar ACE الأنصار Arabic الانصار ARZ Ənsar (İslam) Azerbaijani Ансарҙар Bashkir আনসার সাহাবা (ইসলাম) Bengali/Bangla Ensarije BS Ansar Catalan Ansār German Ανσάρ (Ισλάμ) Greek
The Ansar or Ansari (Arabic: الأنصار, romanized: al-Anṣār, lit. 'The Helpers’ or ‘Those who bring victory') are the local inhabitants of Medina who took the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers (the Muhajirun) into their homes when they emigrated from Mecca during the hijra. They belonged to the tribes of Banu Khazraj and Banu Aus.