Ansar

E169421

Ansar were the early Muslim inhabitants of Medina who supported and sheltered the Prophet Muhammad and his followers after their migration from Mecca.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf early Muslim community ⓘ
group of people ⓘ
alternativeNameForCity Medina ⓘ
arabicName الأنصار ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
burialPlaceOfManyMembers Al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
category Sahaba groups ⓘ
city Yathrib ⓘ
collectiveDesignation companions of the Prophet ⓘ
contrastedWith Muhajirun ⓘ
linked to: Hijra
contributedTo establishment of the Constitution of Medina ⓘ
convertedTo Islam ⓘ
enteredPledge First Pledge of al-Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba

Second Pledge of al-Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
ethnicity Arab ⓘ
linked to: Arabs
formedAllianceWith Prophet Muhammad in Medina ⓘ
hadInternalTribes Banu Aws ⓘ
Banu Khazraj ⓘ
linked to: Banu Aws
historicalSignificance core support base of early Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
honorificMeaning helpers ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
ledByNotableFigures Sa'd ibn Mu'adh ⓘ
linked to: Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh

Sa'd ibn Ubadah ⓘ
location Medina ⓘ
mentionedIn Hadith literature ⓘ
Quran ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Badr ⓘ
Battle of Uhud ⓘ
Battle of the Trench ⓘ
other early Islamic battles ⓘ
politicalRole early supporters of Islamic state in Medina ⓘ
praisedFor faith ⓘ
generosity ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
support of Islam ⓘ
preIslamicReligion Arab paganism ⓘ
providedShelterTo Muslim emigrants from Mecca ⓘ
Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
region Hejaz ⓘ
relationshipToMuhajirun hosts ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
role helpers of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
socialStatus original inhabitants of Medina ⓘ
supported Muhajirun ⓘ
linked to: Hijra

Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
supportedEvent Hijra ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century CE ⓘ
tribalComposition Aws ⓘ
Khazraj ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Fitna → conflictBetween → Alid partisans ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Surah Al-Hashr → mentions → Ansar ⓘ
Al-Khandaq → associatedWithTribe → Ansar of Medina ⓘ
subject linked to: Al‑Khandaq
linked to: Ansar
المدينة → ترتبط_ب → الأنصار ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Pledges of Aqaba → participants → Ansar ⓘ
subject linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Ansar → arabicName → الأنصار ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Banu Aws → partOf → Ansar ⓘ
Aws → collectiveDesignation → Ansar ⓘ
Khazraj → collectiveTitleAfterIslam → al-Ansar ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Sahaba → includesSubgroup → Ansar ⓘ
Al-Hashr → addressesGroup → Ansar ⓘ
Ghadir Khumm → attendedBy → Ansar ⓘ
Banu Najjar → partOf → Ansar ⓘ
al-Nu'man ibn Bashir → tribalAffiliation → Ansar of Medina ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Jabir ibn Abd Allah → tribalConfederation → Al-Ansar ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Jabir ibn Abd Allah → allegiance → Medinan Muslims (Ansar) ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Anas ibn Malik → group → Ansar ⓘ
Al-Bara ibn Azib → tribe → Al-Ansar ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Al-Bara ibn Azib → category → Ansar (Medinan helpers) ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Ubayy ibn Ka'b → clan → Ansar of Medina ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Muadh ibn Jabal → group → Ansar ⓘ
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari → category → Ansar (Islam) ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh → associatedWith → Ansar ⓘ
subject linked to: Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh → group → Ansar ⓘ
subject linked to: Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh
Banu Abd al-Ashhal → historicalRole → Ansar supporters of Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Banu Khazraj (pre-Islamic period) → laterCollectiveName → Ansar of Medina ⓘ
linked to: Ansar
Al-Aws → memberOf → Ansar ⓘ
original Prophet’s Mosque → associatedWith → Ansar (helpers of Medina) ⓘ
linked to: Ansar