Ansar (Islam)

The Ansar (Arabic: الأنصار, romanized: al-Anṣār, lit.'The Helpers' or 'Those who bring victory'; plural of Nasir), also spelled Ansaar or Ansari, were the local inhabitants of Medina (mostly Muslims) who supported the Islamic prophetMuhammad, and his followers (the Muhajirun), when they fled from Mecca to Medina during the hijrah. The Ansar belonged to the Arabian tribes of Banu Khazraj and Banu Aws.