Al-Ansar __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text AL-ANSAR الأنصار. "The Helpers," a term used for the, early converts of al-Madinah, but when all the citizens of al-Madinah were ostensibly converted to Islam, they were all named Ansar, while those Muslims who accompanied the Prophet from Makkah to al-Madinah were called Muhajirun, or exiles. (Muir's Life of Mahomet. vol iii. p.26.) [MUHAMMAD.] Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail