The Ansar

الأنصار

A trail through the people of Medina.

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  1. The pledge

    العقبة: المدينة تفتح بابها للدعوة.

    Medina · Medina

  2. Sa'd ibn Mu'adh

    سيد الأوس: حكمه في قريظة وموته الشهيد.

    Sa'd ibn Mu'adh · Bukhari 3803 — The Throne shook at Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's death

  3. Sa'd ibn Ubada

    سيد الخزرج: سقيفة بني ساعدة.

    Sa'd ibn Ubada · Medina

  4. Ubada ibn al-Samit

    من نقباء العقبة ومعلمي القرآن.

    Ubada ibn al-Samit

  5. Hassan

    شاعر الرسول: المنبر والمديح والمراثي.

    Hassan ibn Thabit · Hassan ibn Thabit's poem enumerating the Ansar's campaigns with the Prophet

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Overview

A path through the people of Medina who gave shelter: the pledge of al-'Aqaba, Sa'd ibn Mu'adh and Sa'd ibn Ubada, leaders of the Aws and the Khazraj, and Hassan, the Prophet ﷺ's poet.

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islam.museum contributors. “The Ansar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-ansar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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