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Al-Ansi
Al- Ansi العنسيis an ancient and prolific Arab tribe, origi- (Banu Middhij of Hadhramout), and convinced them
nating in the Hadhramaut region of Yemen. After the fi- to believe he was a prophet of god, until Muhammad
nal breach of the Great M’arib Dam about 570, a number sent Fairouz ad-Delami to assassinate him under the
of tribe members spread across the Arabian Peninsula. supervision and planning of Qais bin Hubaira.[1][2]
Members of this tribe are mostly situated in Ans, Yemen • Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Al Ansi - a citizen of
today, with tribe members resident in the United Arab Yemen, held in extrajudicial detention in the United
Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait. States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base detention facility,
Famous members of the Al-Ansi tribe include: in Cuba. His detainee ID number is 029.
• Ammaar Bin Yassir Al-Ansi - Of Aal-Yassir, whose
mother was the first woman to be publicly tortured
for embracing Islam. Yassir Al-Ansi fled Yemen to
References
Mecca in hopes of prosperity, after his band of al- [1] A.I. Akram. Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, ISBN
Ansis were hijacked and killed. 0195977149
• Al-Aswad Al-Ansi - Notoriously known for claiming [2] Abu al-Abbas Ahmad bin Jab al-Baladhuri
to be the new prophet from god. A wealthy
charismatic man, who ruled his band of al-Ansis
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