The Banū Aws ( Arabic : بنو أوس pronounced [ˈbanuː ʔaws] , "Sons of Aws") or simply Aws ( Arabic : أوس , also romanised as Aus ) was one of the main Arab tribes of Medina . The other was Khazraj , and the two, constituted the Ansar ("Helpers of Muhammad”) after the Hijra .
16-701: [REDACTED] Look up Ansari in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ansari may refer to: People [ edit ] Ansar (Islam) , an Islamic term that literally means "helpers" and denotes the Medinan citizens that helped the Islamic prophet Muhammad after the Hijra Ansari (nesba) , people known as Ansari or Al-Ansari as a nesba Ansari (surname) , contemporary people known as Ansari or Al-Ansari as
32-798: A Jewish tribe who lived in Medina. The tribe's men, apart from a few who converted to Islam, were sentenced to death in 627 in retaliation for Banu Qurayza treachery and subversion in aiding the Meccan pagan enemies who had launched a ferocious attack on Madinah, in order to eliminate the Muslims and their allies during the Battle of the Trench . Since the Banu Qurayza had been an ally of the Banu Aus during
48-739: A surname Banu Aws , one of the main Arab tribes of Medina which, along with the Khazraj, constituted the Ansar ("helpers") Momin Ansari , a Muslim community, found mainly in the world and West and North India and the province of Sindh in Pakistan Ansari, an alternate term for Alawites or Alawis Places [ edit ] Ansari mountains , in Syria Ansariye, Lebanon ,
64-399: A surname Banu Aws , one of the main Arab tribes of Medina which, along with the Khazraj, constituted the Ansar ("helpers") Momin Ansari , a Muslim community, found mainly in the world and West and North India and the province of Sindh in Pakistan Ansari, an alternate term for Alawites or Alawis Places [ edit ] Ansari mountains , in Syria Ansariye, Lebanon ,
80-625: A town in South Lebanon Dupuk Ansari , a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran Other uses [ edit ] Ansari X Prize , a former space competition Ansar Imam Mahdi, a 21st-century Shia movement that believes Ahmad al-Hassan is the messenger of the 12th imam See also [ edit ] Ansar (disambiguation) Ansari (surname) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
96-476: A town in South Lebanon Dupuk Ansari , a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran Other uses [ edit ] Ansari X Prize , a former space competition Ansar Imam Mahdi, a 21st-century Shia movement that believes Ahmad al-Hassan is the messenger of the 12th imam See also [ edit ] Ansar (disambiguation) Ansari (surname) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
112-462: The Medina mutual peace and security treaty (although Qaynuqa, Nadir, and Qurayza aren't named in the treaty). Some where familial clans of larger non-Jewish Arab tribes (e.g. Banu Aws, whom took initiative to invite and provide refuge to Mohammad and his first followers thus earning 'Al-Ansar' title) while some others had non-Jewish familial clans within their tribes, and others were purely Jewish. In
128-706: The Jewish tribe Banū Qaynuqāʻ and the nomadic Juhayna and Ashjaʻ, supported ‘Amr bin Nu‘mān. The Awsite clan of Ḥāritha remained neutral. Then, in about 617, the Yawm al-Bu'ath began: the Aws forced back at first but finally defeated their opponents. The leaders of both sides were killed. Shi'a sources say they were Jews, But a Jewish source says that they and the Banu Khazraj were Arab tribes from Yemen who came to Medina in
144-631: The ancient tribe al-Azd , a branch of the Qahtanite Arabs Aws and Khazraj were known as Banū Qayla ( بنو قيلة [ˈbænuː ˈqɑjlæ] ) in pre-Islamic era. The word al-Aws means "the gift", probably a contraction for Aws Manāt ( Arabic : أوس مناة , "the gift of Manāt "). The name was changed in Islamic times to Aws Allāh ( Arabic : أوس الله ). About AD 300, Thaʻlaba bin ʻAmr, grand father of al-Aws, separated from his tribe and settled in Yathrib (Medina), which
160-549: The battle of Yawm al-Bu'ath , the tribes of Banu Nadir and Banu Qurayza fought with Banu Aws, while the tribe of Banu Qaynuqa allied with Banu Khazraj . The latter were defeated after a long and desperate battle. The Banu Aws were included in the Constitution of Medina as allies to the Muslims, "one nation/community with the Believers". Then, Banu Aws and others became known as the Ansar. The Banu Qurayza were
176-670: The clan of Wāʼil, the leader of Aws, gave away the leadership to Ḥuḍayr bin Simāk of ʻAbd al-Ashhal. After a serious defeat, ʻAbd al-Ashhal and Ẓafar were withdrawn from Yathrib. The opposing leader, ʻAmr bin Nuʻmān, of the Khazrajite clan of Bayāḍa, drove the Jewish tribes of Banu Qurayza and Banu Nadir into alliance of the two. Nomads of Muzayna joined them too. Most of the Khazraj except ʻAbd Allāh bin Ubayy and another Khazraj leader, as well as
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#1732772182825192-699: The fourth century. The Jewish source says that the two tribes took the power of Medina from the Jews in the 5th century by "calling in outside assistance and treacherously massacring at a banquet". A Shi'a source says that they had been fighting for 120 years and were enemies. The Jewish source states that they went to war against each other in the Battle of Bu'ath a few years before the Islamic prophet Muhammad migrated to Medina. There were many Jewish tribes in Medina: Banu Nadir , Banu Qurayza , Banu Qaynuqa and 9 others, if not more, as referenced in
208-455: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Ansari in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ansari may refer to: People [ edit ] Ansar (Islam) , an Islamic term that literally means "helpers" and denotes the Medinan citizens that helped the Islamic prophet Muhammad after the Hijra Ansari (nesba) , people known as Ansari or Al-Ansari as a nesba Ansari (surname) , contemporary people known as Ansari or Al-Ansari as
224-491: The title Ansari . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ansari&oldid=1187392639 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ansari From Misplaced Pages,
240-503: The title Ansari . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ansari&oldid=1187392639 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Banu Aws The Aws tribe descend from
256-586: Was then controlled by Jewish clans , and the Banu Qayla were subordinate to the Jews for some time, until Mālik bin Ajlān of Khazraj asserts independence of the Jews so Aws and Khazraj obtained a share of palm trees and strongholds. Thus, about the 5th century, the Banu Qayla took control of Yathrib , and Jews retired into the background for about a century. During the period before the Hijra, Abu Qays al-Aslat of
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