Ansari (nesbat)
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Ansari (Arabic: انصاری) is a Nesbat in Middle East and South Asia. It originates from Ansar (Arabic: انصار) the Medinan people that helped Islamic prophet Muhammad when he migrated from Mecca to Medina. The literal meaning of Ansar is supporters.
The name itself is not used as a surname among Arabs, patronymics is used instead. The word is added as a title to the end of the name, if one has an ancestor who was an Ansar. This kind of use of a name is called "Nesbat" in Arabic, meaning "relation". In modern times, however, the surname Al-Ansari is widely used in many Persian Gulf and Arab nations.
In contrast, Iranians use surnames instead of Patronimics. In Iran, it has become a a Surname, since Iranian use surnames. This has also happened with the "Tabatabai", also originally a Nesbat.
The Ansari surname goes as far as being used in Pakistan and northern India.
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- The Ansar, who helped Muhammad.
- Hojjat ol-Islam Majead Ansari, the Iranian Vice President of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Emeritus of Squash
- Anousheh Ansari, an Iranian-American entrepreneur, first Iranian astronaut and backer of the Ansari X-Prize
- Abu Omar al-Ansari is the founder of Jeish al Taiifa al Mansoura organization in Iraq
- Khajeh Abdollah Ansari (1006-1088) a famed Persian mystic and poet
- Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (1880-1936) an Indian nationalist and political leader
- Khalid A H Ansari, an Indian entrepreneur Chairman of Mid-Day Newspaper based in Mumbai, India and Chairman
- Morteza Ansari, He was the biggest Islamic scientist(1850)who born in Dezful (south of Iran).
- Dr. Zaigham Ansari (1962), a famed Pakistani born Child and adult psychiatrist in Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A
- Amir Rashid Ansari, founder first ansari family web portal 'www.ansaripk.com'
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Ansari sir name is used in india , pakistan for those who involved in fabric manufacturing i.e. weavers or jolahay in urdu. Because in indian cast or baraderi system there wan an old tradition that different cast were involved in different professions.
