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The Moslems of Mediʹna were called Ansarians (auxiliaries) by Mahomet, because they received him and took his part when he was driven from house and home by the Koreishites (Kore-ishʹ-ites).
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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