1. what does "Ansar" mean in Modern Islamic defination?

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1. what does "Ansar" mean in Modern Islamic defination?

2. Does "Ansar" pertains to a prestigious Islamic religious college university ?

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2007-03-03 14:28:23 · 2 answers · asked by Emily 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality

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Ansar
Other Commonly Used Spellings: ANSAAR

means helpers. These were the people of Madinah who responded to the Prophet's call to Islam and offered Islam a city-state power.

2007-03-03 14:39:30 · answer #1 · answered by Smiley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ansar is an Islamic term that literally means "helper" and denotes the Medinan citizens that helped Muhammad and the Muhajirun on the arrival to the city after the Migration to Medina

2007-03-03 22:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by Adia Azrael 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋