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Musaylimah

600 - 632

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Musaylima (Arabic: مُسَيْلِمَةُ), 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 (نبي كاذب). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Musaylimah is the 1,700th most popular politician (down from 1,222nd in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 60th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Musaylimah was a false prophet who claimed to be a prophet of Allah. He is most famous for his claim that he was a prophet of Allah.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Musaylimah ranks 1,700 out of 19,576. Before him are Pescennius Niger, Idris of Libya, Afonso IV of Portugal, Abdul Latif Rashid, Christian III of Denmark, and Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este. After him are Léon Blum, Thaksin Shinawatra, Peter of Castile, Josiah, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, and Antonio López de Santa Anna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Musaylimah ranks 10. Before him are Zainab bint Muhammad, Pope Vitalian, Pope John IV, Rayhana bint Zayd, Samo, and Bahira. After him are Pope Severinus, Abdullah ibn Masud, Maria al-Qibtiyya, Abraha, Pope Theodore I, and Abdullah ibn Muhammad. Among people deceased in 632, Musaylimah ranks 3. Before him are Muhammad, and Fatimah. After him are Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Boran, Charibert II, Chilperic of Aquitaine, Jinpyeong of Silla, and Abbad ibn Bishr.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Musaylimah ranks 64 out of 354. Before him are Hasan al-Basri (642), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Umm Salama (602), Talhah (595), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), and Ibn Ishaq (704). After him are Ammar ibn Yasir (570), Ali al-Ridha (770), Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550), Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Musaylimah ranks 26. Before him are Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Rayhana bint Zayd (600), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), and Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674). After him are Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Maymunah bint al-Harith (594), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Talal of Jordan (1909), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), and Muhammad bin Saud (1710).

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