Ansar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of tribespeople, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to the prophet Mohammad and his followers, the Muhajirun.
  2. The members of a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan, disciples of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885).
name
  1. Alternative form of Anshar (“sky god”).

Word forms

Ansar

Etymology

From Arabic أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers”).

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