| Tamim al-Ansari | |
|---|---|
| Born | Medina, Arabia |
| Burial | Dargah Thameem Al Ansari, Kovalam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Tribe | Khazraj |
Tamim ibn Zayd al-Ansari (Arabic: تميم بن زيد الأنصاري, romanized: Tamīm ibn Zayd al-Anṣārī) was a companion of Prophet Muhammad and 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 Badri Sahabi (companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and participated in Battle of Badr). He visited the Indian subcontinent during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab and stayed in Sindh for 18 years.
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.