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Death of Musaylimah al-Kadhdhab

~12 AH · 12 AH

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What happened

Musaylimah al-Kadhdhab, "Musaylimah the Liar," was the leader of the tribe of Banu Hanifa and falsely claimed to be a prophet. He was killed in the Wars of Ridda in 12 AH. These were the wars fought against the tribes that abandoned Islam after the Prophet ﷺ's death. The man who killed him was Wahshi RA. Years earlier, at Uhud, Wahshi had killed Hamzah ibn Abdul Muttalib RA with a javelin. He used the same javelin to kill Musaylimah, hoping to make up for killing Hamzah.

Significance

Banu Hanifa, Musaylimah's tribe, was the largest and worst of the tribes that abandoned Islam in the Ridda wars.

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Around this time

Other events recorded in 12 AH. Their order within the year is not established; use the storyline above for the sequence.

InstitutionStipends of the Sahaba under Abu Bakr and Umar~During the caliphate of Abu Bakr, continuing under Umar (c. 633 CE) · 12 AHInstitutionUmar RA's Proposal to Compile the Qur'an~Wars of Ridda (11–12 AH) · 12 AHBattleThe Battle of Yamama~12 AH (633 CE), in the khilafah of Abu Bakr RA · 12 AH