People of the Ridda Wars

Arab Muslim military general (d. 642)

Musaylima (Full name: Muslima ibn Habib al-Hanafi) (), d.632, was a claimant of prophethood from the Banu Hanifa tribe. Based from Diriyah in present day Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he claimed to be a prophet and was an enemy of Islam in 7th-century Arabia. He was a leader of the enemies of Islam during the Ridda wars. He is considered by Muslims to be a false prophet (). He is commonly called Musaylima al-Kadhāb () by Muslims. Musaylima was said to have composed in saj', a type of rhymed prose that was common in pre-Islamic artistic speech.

7th-century companion of Muhammad and Muslim commander

Sajah bint Al-Harith ibn Suwayd al-Taghlibi (, fl. 598-675 CE) from the tribe of Banu Tamim, was an Arab Christian protected first by her tribe; then causing a split within the Arab tribes and finally defended by Banu Hanifa. Sajah was one of a series of people (including her future husband) who claimed to be a prophet in the 7th-century Arabia and was also the only known woman claiming prophethood during the Wars of Apostasy in the early Islamic Period. She later converted to Islam and died a Muslim.

Sahabah

7th-century Arab clan chief and military commander

Arab Rashidun military commander (died 661)

companion of Muhammad

legendary early 7th-century Arabian calvary commander

7th-century Muslim commander and governor

Arab tribal leader

7th-century companion of Muhammad and Muslim commander