Tamim al-Ansari

Tamim ibn Zayd al-Ansari (Arabic: تميم بن زيد الأنصاري, romanized: Tamīm ibn Zayd al-Anṣārī) RadiAllahu ‘Anhu was a companion of Muhammad Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Salam and Muslim saint (walī) whose dargah (shrine) is located in Kovalam Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Al-Ansari R.A 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 RadiAllahu ‘Anhu and stayed in Sindh for 18 years.

Tamim al-Ansari
Born	Medina, Arabia
Burial	Dargah Tamim Zyed Ansari Raziallahutala Anhu, Kovalam, Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
Tribe	Khazraj