Al-Muhajirun (The Emigrants)
Muhajir refers to “a person who leaves his / her place of residence or country to live elsewhere.” The plural form of Muhajir, namely Muhajirun, as a term, refers to those early Muslims who believed in Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) after he started the call to Islam. Because of their faith, the Muhajirun were subject to the oppression, persecution and torture of Meccan idolaters, and they left Mecca fo...

Ansar (The Helpers)
The word ansar means "helper" in Arabic, while the word ansari refers to a person who helps. But as a term, the Ansar were the people from Medina who supported Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the muhajirun (Emigrants) when they migrated from Mecca to Medina. The people of the Ansar were from two tribes: the al-Aws and the al-Khazraj. It is reported in the sources that these two tribes often fought ag...

Ahl Al-Badr
  digg_title = "AHL AL-BADR"; var sburl3929 = window.location.href; var sbtitle3929 = document.title; Ahl al-Badr or Ashab al-Badr is the general name given to the companions of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who participated in the Battle of Badr. Taking place in Badr between Muslims and the infidels of Mecca in the second year of the Hijrah, it became the first great battle in Islamic his...