Ansar (Arabic: الأنصار al-Anṣār) is an Islamic term that literally means "helpers" and denotes the Medinan citizens that helped Muhammad and the Muhajirun on the arrival to the city after the migration to Medina. They belonged to two main tribes, the Banu Khazraj and the Banu Aws.
Banu Khazraj
- Ubay ibn Ka'b
- Zayd ibn Thabit [4]
- Hassan ibn Thabit
- Jabir ibn Abd-Allah [3]
- Amr ibn al-Jamuh
- Sa`ad ibn ar-Rabi`
- Al-Bara' ibn `Azib
- Ubayda ibn as-Samit
- Abu Sa`id al-Khudri
- Zayd ibn Arqam
- Abu Dujana
- Abu Darda
- Habab ibn Mundhir [2]
- Anas ibn Malik [5]
- Al-Bara ibn Malik [5]
- Sahl ibn Sa'd [3]
- Farwah ibn `Amr ibn Wadqah al-Ansari[6]
[edit]Banu Aws
- Sa'd ibn Mua'dh, chief [7]
- Bashir ibn Sa'ad [2]
- Usaid ibn Hudair
- Muadh ibn Jabal
- Muhammad ibn Maslamah
- Khuzaima ibn Thabit [8][8][9][6]
- Khubayb ibn Adiy
- Sahl ibn Hunaif [8][9]
- Uthman ibn Hunaif[8]
- Abu'l-Hathama ibn Tihan[8][9]