Ansar, Al Ansar, or Al-Ansar may refer to:

Groups and organizations

Al-Ansar (Iraq) Al-Ansar ( ar, الأنصار, 'the Partisans') was a guerrilla force attached to the Iraqi Communist Party, active between 1979 and 1988. Early phase When the alliance between the Communist Party and the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party ended, ...

, a Communist guerrilla group in Iraq active from 1979 to 1988 *

Ansar (Islam) The ''Ansar'' ( ar, الأنصار, al-Anṣār, The Helpers’ or ‘Those who bring victory) were the local inhabitants of Medina who, in Islamic tradition, took the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers (the '' Muhajirun'') into their home ...

, citizens from Medina who helped Muhammad *

Ansar (military) The Ansar were a group of people consisting of three or four tribes, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to prophet Mohammed and his followers. This help came about after they suffered years of hardships and torture at the hands of the lo ...

, a class of Arabian warriors *

Ansar (Sudan) The Ansar ( ar, أنصار) is a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan whose followers are disciples of Muhammad Ahmad (12 August 1844 – 22 June 1885), a Sudanese religious leader based on Aba Island, proclaimed himself Mahdi on 29 June 1881. His ...

, a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan * Ansar Brigade, a Syrian rebel group *

Bangladesh Ansar The Bangladesh Ansar (also known as the Ansar Bahini) is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government ...

, an internal security force in Bangladesh

People

* Ansar, the nickname used by US President George W. Bush for José María Aznar, prime minister of Spain *

Ansar Burney Ansar Burney ( ur, انصار برنی; born 14 August 1956) is a Pakistani human and civil rights activist and former caretaker Federal Minister for human rights in Pakistan cabinet from 2007 to 2008. He graduated with Masters in Law from K ...

, Pakistani-Arab human rights activists *

Manny Ansar Manny is a common nickname for people with the given name Manuel, Emanuele, Immanuel, Emmanuel, Herman, or Manfred. People * Manny Acosta (born 1981), Panamanian pitcher in the Mexican Baseball League * Manny Acta (born 1969), Dominican Major ...

, founder-director of the Festival au Désert in Mali

Places

Iran

* Ansar, Hamadan, a village in Hamadan Province, Iran *

Ansar, North Khorasan Ansar ( fa, انصار, also Romanized as Anşār) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Maneh and Samalqan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and als ...

, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran *

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, in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Other places

* Ansar, India, a village in

Siwan district Siwan district is one of the districts of Bihar state, India. Siwan town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Siwan district is a part of Saran Division since 1972. The district was previously also known as Aliganj Siwan after ...

of Bihar, India * Ansar, Kazakhstan, a rural locality in

Akmola Region Akmola Region ( kz, Ақмола облысы, translit=Aqmola oblysy; russian: Акмолинская область, Akmolinskaya oblast) is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The national capital, Astana, is en ...

Ansar, Lebanon Ansar (; also spelled Insar) is a village in the Nabatieh Governorate region of southern Lebanon located between Nabatieh and Tyre, Lebanon, next to the village of Doueir. It has a population of 31,970. History After the 1982 Israeli invasion o ...

, a village in south Lebanon

Sports teams

Al Ansar FC Al Ansar Football Club ( ar, نادي الأنصار الرياضي, lit=The Supporters Sporting Club) is a Association football, football club based in Tariq El Jdideh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Formed in 1951, th ...

, a Lebanese association football team ** Al Ansar FC (women), a defunct Lebanese women's association football team *

Al Ansar Club (Libya) AlAnsar ( ar, نادي الأنصار الليبي) is a Libyan football club based in Bayda, Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghre ...

, a Libyan association football team *

Al-Ansar FC (Medina) Al-Ansar Football Club ( ar, نادي الأنصار) is a Saudi Arabian professional multi-sports club based in Medina that plays in the Saudi Second Division, the third tier of Saudi football. It was founded in 1953. The club play their home g ...

, a Saudi Arabian association football club *

Al-Ansar (Saudi Arabia, basketball) Al-Ansar is a professional basketball club based in the city of Medina in the Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia that plays in the Saudi Premier League. They competed in the 2000 and 2010 Arab Club Championships. Achievements *Saudi Arabia Premier ...

, a Saudi Arabian basketball team *

Ansar Howara SC Ansar Howara Sporting Club ( ar, نادي أنصار حوارة الرياضي ) is a Lebanese football club based in Houara, Lebanon, that competes in the . History Founded in 1988, the club gained promotion to the Lebanese Second Division ...

, a Lebanese association football team * Ansar Al Mawadda SC, a Lebanese association football team

Other uses

Anshar Anshar, also spelled Anšar ( Sumerian: , Neo-Assyrian: , meaning "whole heaven"), was a primordial god in the Babylonian creation myth Enuma Elish. His consort is Kishar which means "Whole Earth". They were the children of Lahamu and Lahmu an ...

, also spelt Anšar, an ancient Babylonian sky god