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The Ansar or Ansari (Arabic: الأنصار, romanized: al-Anṣār, lit. 'The Helpers' or 'Those who bring victory') are the local inhabitants (mostly Muslims) of Medina who took the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers (the Muhajirun ) into their homes when they fled from Mecca during the hijra .
Al-Ansari or Ansari is an Arab community, found predominantly in the Arab and South Asian countries. They are descended from the Ansar of Madinah.The Ansari are an Urdu-speaking community also called Muhajir, although the Ansari clan of Gujarat have Gujarati as their mother tongue.
Ansar al-Islam, a Sunni Islamist group of Iraqis promoting a radical interpretation of Islam; Ansar al-Sharia, a number of Islamist groups active in the Arab world; Ansar-e Hezbollah, a militant conservative Islamic group in Iran
Ansar (Islam), an Islamic term that literally means "helpers" and denotes the Medinan citizens that helped the Islamic prophet Muhammad after the Hijra; Ansari (nesba), people known as Ansari or Al-Ansari as a nesba; Ansari (surname), contemporary people known as Ansari or Al-Ansari as a surname
Ansar member weaving on duty. The name originates from the Arabic word of "Ansar" which denotes a "volunteer". The Ansar were the local inhabitants of Medina who, in Islamic tradition, took the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers (the Muhajirun) into their homes when they emigrated from Mecca during the hijra.
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The Houthi movement, [a] officially the Ansar Allah, [b] is a Zaydi Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydi Shias , with their namesake leadership being drawn largely from the Houthi tribe. [ 95 ]
The length of time one fasts varies and can mean skipping one meal or going without food and only drinking small amounts of liquid for several days at a time. Such variations in duration are ...