Momin Ansari
Indian Muslim merchant community
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The Momin Ansari[1] (Urdu: مومن أنصاري) are a Muslim community of merchants found mainly in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. The literal meaning of Ansar is "supporter" in Arabic.[2]
In North India, the community are known as Ansari or Shaikh while in Maharashtra they are known as Momin.[citation needed]
Although the community can be found throughout the Indian subcontinent, the Varanasi District in Uttar Pradesh is always regarded by most Momin as the centre of their community.[3][4] The Ansari are said to make up a third of that city's population. Important Ansari neighborhoods in the city include Madanpura, Adampura and Jaitpura.[5][6]
They opposed the partition of India.[7] They are listed in OBC list of Haryana.[8]