Tamim al-Ansari
Tamim ibn Zayd al-Ansari (Arabic: تميم بن زيد الأنصاري) was a Muslim saint (Walī) whose dargah (shrine) is located in Kovalam, Tamil Nadu, India which is 30 km from Chennai. Al-Ansari was born in the city of Medina, Saudi Arabia and is a Badr Sahabi (companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and participated in Badr war). He visited the Asian continent during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab and stayed in Sindh for 18 years.
| Tamim al-Ansari | |||||
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| Born | Medina, Arabia | ||||
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| Father | Yu'ar bin Qays al-Khazraji | ||||
Shrine
His shrine (dargah) is located in Kovalam, Tamil Nadu, India which is 29 km from Chennai. The shrine sees thousands of people everyday who visit to his tomb.
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