NMC471H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Musaylimah, Tulayha, False Prophet
13 May 2016
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Al- ridda: means apostasy abandonment of a belief. Name given in islamic history to a series of battles against tribes that began shortly bfore the death of pm and continued through out abu bakr"s time. Didn"t only mean the abandonment of the belief but at times the was led by chieftains who posed as prophets. The main issue that arose was that most tribes that coame under medinan domination refused to pay taxes but some even accepted to readily practicing. ** people may have wanted to be part of the expansion of a new ideology brought forth by muhammad (s) due to his charisma and social power esp after defeating the quraysh. False prophets: 4 prominent: al-aswad of yemen, tulayha b. khuwaylid, sadjah b. tamim and musaylima b. habib. Most significant one with the most information available musaylima. Army of 40k crushed two muslim armies but finally taken down by khalid b.
