Musailma Flashcards
Musailma belonged to tribe banu-hanifa of ………….
He belonged to the tribe banu-hanifa of the central Arabia.
Musailma was the ……………….. one of all false Prophets
He was the most dangerous one of all false prophets.
Musailma had visited Madina during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet pbuh and…………………………………..
He had visited Madina during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet pbuh and enjoyed the privilege of his company for some time.
What did Musailma do after his return from Madina?
On his return from Madina he laid claim on the divine mission and founded a new creed.
What did did after founding a new creed?s
- He reduced the number of daily prayers. *He relieved his followers from fasting and zakat
- He legalized drinking and adultery
- Composed sentences and gave them out as having been revealed by Allah and won a great amount of followers.
What did Musailma demand for when he sent letter to the Holy Prophet?
He sent a letter to the Holy Prophet demanding the division of the Arabia into two parts , one for Muslims and one for Musailma and his followers
What name did prophet Muhammad gave to Musailma?
Musailma the liar .
What was holy Prophet’s reply to Musailma’s letter demanding for Arabia’s division?
Prophet Muhammad sais that All land belongs to Allah and he gives it’s control to such person as he wills.
When did Musailma gained more strength?
After holy Prophet’s death
What did people argued after the Prophet pbuh death?
People argued that that Prophet Muhammad pbuh was dead while Musailma was alive and a living prophet was to be preferred over the dead one.
Many people who were ………… to Islam joined Musailma.
Many people hostile to Musailma joined Musailma.
Whom did Abu bakar gave the duty of operations against whom?
Abu bakar gave the responsibility of operations to Khalid bin Walid against Musailma.
Explain the battle of the garden of the death.
- Shurabhil bin hasnah was to advance with another column to assist ikramah.
- Abu bakar ordered that action against Musailma was only to be taken when the two armies met.
- Ikramah was first to reach Yamama valley and attacked Musailma without waiting and ikramah was defeated
- And when shurabhil reached he attacked too because of which Muslims were defeated and suffered with great losses
- At this critical stage Abu bakar sent Khalid bin Walid to fight and Muslims were victorious then.
- Musailma retreated to a fortified garden
- Muslim army followed and killed him along with many men from Banu hanifa tribe
- the battle was so bloody that it came to be known as ‘‘the battle of the garden of the death’’.
The false Prophecy of Musailma in breif:
Musailma
