Musaylima

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Musaylima was a 7th-century Arabian religious leader who claimed prophethood during the rise of Islam and was later labeled a false prophet by Muslim tradition.

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instanceOf 7th-century person
Arab
historical figure
religious leader
activeDuring rise of Islam
activeInCentury 7th century
alsoKnownAs Musaylima al-Kadhdhāb NERFINISHED
Musaylima the Liar NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent apostasy movements after Muhammad's death
battleOpponent Rashidun Caliphate forces NERFINISHED
birthPlace Yamama NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath killed in battle
claimedRevelationsLanguage Arabic
claimedRole prophet
conflict Ridda wars NERFINISHED
contemporaryOf Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
deathPlace Yamama NERFINISHED
al-Yamama battlefield NERFINISHED
deathYear 632
describedAs false prophet
describedAsBy Muslim tradition
diedIn Battle of Yamama NERFINISHED
ethnicity Arabs
surface form: Arab
followersFrom Banu Hanifa NERFINISHED
formedAllianceWith Sajah bint al-Harith NERFINISHED
fullName Musaylima ibn Ḥabīb NERFINISHED
geopoliticalContext pre-Islamic and early Islamic Arabia
hadFollowersIn Yamama NERFINISHED
historicalSource Islamic historiographical tradition
knownFor being labeled a false prophet in Islamic historiography
claiming prophethood
leading opposition to the early Muslim state
language Arabic
leadershipArea Yamama region NERFINISHED
legacy example of false prophecy in Islamic discourse
marriedTo Sajah bint al-Harith NERFINISHED
mentionedIn early Islamic historical works
opposedBy Abu Bakr NERFINISHED
Khalid ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED
politicalRole local chieftain
region Yamama NERFINISHED
central Arabia NERFINISHED
religion Arabian polytheism
roleInHistory opponent in the Ridda wars
timeOfDeath shortly after Muhammad's death
tribalAffiliation Banu Hanifa NERFINISHED

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