sentences:  Ansar (Islam)
  
  Ansar or Ansari (singular) ( "", "The Helpers") were the local inhabitants of Medina who, in Islamic tradition, took the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers (the "Muhajirun") into their homes when they emigrated from Mecca during the "hijra".They belonged to two main tribes of Azd, the Banu Khazraj and the Banu Aus.