Ansari (nesba)

*Ansaris*
الأنصار
Regions with significant populations
	Arab world, Turkey, South Asia, Iran
Languages
	Arabic, Turkish, Gujarati, Urdu, Persian,Hindi
Religion
	Islam

Al-Ansari or Ansari is an Arab community, found predominantly in the Arab and South Asian countries. It originated in Medina since the time of Muhammad. The Islamic prophet himself bestowed it as a title to the tribesmen of the city, for their keen support and dedication towards Islam. This title was later used as a surname by the descendants of these tribes, who then spread across the Middle East, Persian Gulf and the Indian subcontinent with the spread of Islam. The meaning of the word 'Ansari' is supporter, the community are known as Ansari, as well as Alvi (mixed with the descendants of Ali), Momin, Saudagar, Sheikh and Sayyid (mixed with the descendants of Muhammad).

The Ansaris are Muslims of the Sunni sect. Historically, the community produced the sage, scholars and philosopher. The Ansari are an Urdu-speaking community, although the Ansari clan of Gujarat have Gujarati as their mother tongue.[1]^:984

Notable Ansaris

Medieval

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, a prominent companion of Muhammad
Ansari ( other companions of Muhammad)
Sa'id ibn Aws al-Ansari (died 830), Arab linguist and narrator of hadith
Yaqub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari (d.767), Hanafi Muslim Jurist and scholar
Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (936–1013), also known as Albucasis, Arab Muslim physician and surgeon who lived in Al-Andalus
Alāʾ al‐Dīn ʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ansari (1304–1375), also known as Ibn al-Shatir, prominent Arab astronomer and instruments maker.
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (1006–1088), Perso-Arab mystic and poet, and one of the descendants of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
Shams al-Din al-Ansari al-Dimashqi (1256–1327), Syrian Arab geographer
Zakariyya al-Ansari (1420–1520), Egyptian Sufi mystic

Modern

Khwaja Muhammad Latif Ansari, scholar and descendant of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, the descendant of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
Morteza Ansari (1781–1864), Shia jurist from Dezful, Iran
Muhammad Mian Mansoor Ansari (1879–1946), Indian freedom fighter, Hero of the Silken Letters Movement-1904-1916, diplomat, jurist, political scientist Deoband-India, Kabul-Afghanistan, Ankara-Turkey.
Abidullah Ghazi, (1936-), Indian-American Academician, syllabus developer, author, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, (1839–1905). Indian Islamic scholar, jurist, academician, freedom fighter in 1857 War of Independence. Gangoh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Abdulrahman al-Ansary, (b. 1935), Saudi Arabian archaeologist.

Naats in Islam

Tala' al Badru 'Alayna Tala‘ al-Badru ‘Alaynā (Arabic: طلع البدر علينا) is a traditional Islamic song known as nasheed that the Ansar sang to Muhammad upon his arrival at Yathrib after completing the Hijra[2][3] in 622 CE.[4] The naat is currently over 1400 years old, and one of the oldest in the Islam.

References

K. S. Singh, People of India Uttar Pradesh, Volume XLII Part Two. Manohar Publications
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http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/ihame/Sec2.htm