Tamim al-Ansari

{{Short description|Sahabah}}

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| house = Khazraj

| house-type = Tribe

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| birth_place = Medina, Arabia

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| burial_place = Dargah Thameem Al Ansari, Kovallam, Tamil Nadu, India

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Tamim ibn Zayd al-Ansari ({{langx|ar|تميم بن زيد الأنصاري|Tamīm ibn Zayd al-Anṣārī}}) was a companion of Muhammad and Muslim saint (walī) whose dargah (shrine) is located in Kovalam, Tamil Nadu, India. Al-Ansari was born in Medina, Saudi Arabia and participated in the Battle of Badr). He visited the Indian subcontinent during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab and stayed in Sindh for 18 years.

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