Ashab

American  

[ahs-hahb] / ˈɑs hɑb /

plural noun

Islam.

• Sahib
  singular

1. those associating with Muhammad at any time in his life.

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Ashab Sahib

Several of those were claimed by a new group calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

An Islamist group with possible links to Iran - Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya - claimed responsibility for the attack.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

The social media video appeared to have been posted by Iran-linked Islamist group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

Iran-aligned group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya - The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand - made an unsubstantiated claim of responsibility for the attack on its Telegram channel.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

Ashab, or “comrades,” are those who are bound by oath to an alliance offensive and defensive: they intermarry, and are therefore closely connected.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

It has also objected to provisions on the handling, registration and custody of the Guru Granth Sahib, saying it was not consulted before the law was passed.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

In Punjab, India's only Sikh-majority state, sacrilege against the Guru Granth Sahib is among the most sensitive issues.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

In California Ravidassia temples, the Guru Granth Sahib is the focal point of the prayer hall.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023

Then I’ll get up and listen to Japji Sahib, which is a morning prayer, and then I have my chai.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

I stared at the open door, the empty space through which they marched Jawad Sahib.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed