Musaylimah

Also known as Mosaylima, Musaylimah The Liar, Musaylimah ibn Habib

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.

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It is catalogued under topics including 632 deaths, 633 deaths and Arab prophets.

Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.

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Person.image: Balami - Tarikhnama - The death of Musaylima at the hand of the Ethiopian Slave Wahshi (cropped).jpg
Person.caption: The killing scene of Musaylima at the hand of Wahshi ibn Harb in Tarikhnama
Person.native_name: مُسَيْلِمَةُ
Person.native_name_lang: ar
Person.other_names: Maslama ibn Habib Musaylima al-Kadhab / Musaylima the Liar
Person.birth_date: 582
Person.birth_place: al-Yamama
Person.death_date: 632 (aged 50)
Person.death_place: al-Yamama
Person.resting_place: Not Known
Person.spouse: Sajah bint al-Harith
Person.mother: Not Known
Person.father: Habib

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Al-Yamama
Place of death: Battle of Yamama
Spouse: Sajah
Image: Balami - Tarikhnama - The death of Musaylima at the hand of the Ethiopian Slave Wahshi (cropped).jpg

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date of death: 0632-00-00
killed by: Wahshi ibn Harb
date of birth: 0600-00-00
name in native language: مسلمة بن حبيب
Commons category: Musaylimah

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
Early life
Prophethood
Personal life
Death
See also
Notes
References
Sources

==Etymology== Musaylima's actual name was Maslama, but Muslims altered his name to Musaylima, which is the diminutive of Maslama (i.e., 'Little Maslama'). The name maslama contains an Arabic or Syriac participal-nominal substratum like muslim (submitter). Maslama may be a title derived from aslam which is a verb associated with prophethood.

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