Zoya Ahmed-8D-13419

FALSE PROPHETS
Islamiat project
 Contents

1. definition
2. Aswad Ansi
3. Tulayha
4. Musalima
5. References
 Definition of false prophet
◦ In religion, a false prophet is a person who falsely claims the gift of
prophecy or divine inspiration, or to speak for God, or who makes
such claims for evil ends. Often, someone who is considered a "true
prophet" by some people is simultaneously considered a "false
prophet" by others, even within the same religion as the "prophet"
in question. In a wider sense, it is anyone who, without having it,
claims a special connection to the Deity and sets him or herself up
as a source of spirituality, as an authority, preacher, or teacher.
 Aswad Ansi
First to rise in Yemen. He was a ugly man who kept his face veiled to hide his ugliness; that’s why he was nicknamed the veiled-
prophet. he was the leader of the Ansi tribe. He collected a large army in co-operation with the neighboring chiefs and stood in open
revolt against islam. He was wealthiest, wise and very intelligent and one of the prominent citizen of Yemen. What helped al-Aswad
in deceiving the people and drawing them to him was his guile and cunning which knew no bounds. To his followers he alleged that
an angel visited him, disclosed revelations to him and gave him intelligence of people and their affairs. What allowed him to appear
to bear out these claims were the spies he employed and despatched everywhere, to bring him news of people and their
circumstances, their secrets and their problems, their hopes and their fears. Aswad 'Ansi was powerful and influential and
possessed a strange power of speech that mesmerized the hearts of his listeners and captivated the minds of the masses with his
claims. With his wealth and power he managed to attract not just the masses but people of status as well. When he appeared before
people he normally wore a mask in order to surround himself with an air of mystery, awe and reverence. Aswad 'Ansi succeeded in
winning a considerable number of followers and within a short time, he became powerful enough to challenge Shah who remained
faithful to islam. Shahir was a governor appointed by the Prophet's regime after the death of his father Badhan. Soon Aswad mounted
a raid on San'a and in that confrontation Shahr was defeated and killed, and Aswad captured power and crowned himself as the king
of Yemen. He also forcefully married Shahr's beautiful widow named Azad. After the victory, Al-Aswad brutally suppressed the
Muslims in Yemen. He would force them to accept him as a prophet, or cut them into pieces and let them bleed to death in the desert.
He also attempted to form an alliance with the Persian empire, presumably to consolidate his new power in Yemen. He established a
man named Qays, an apostate of Islam, as the head of his army, and he trusted his wife’s cousin Fayrooz. Fayrooz was still a Muslim,
and desired to see Yemen ruled by Islam. However, the armies of Al-Aswad were too powerful to fight him in open battle. Knowing
that Al-Aswad’s death would mean the end of this fitnah, he devised a plan to assassinate Al-Aswad with Azaad, Qays and two other
Muslims. The assassination team led by Fayruz entered the fortress in the night with the help of shahr's wife Azad and killed Aswad
'Ansi while he was asleep. The four of them waited in the room all night until Fajr. At Fajr, Fayrooz climbed atop the palace heights and
called out the Adhaan, which had not been heard in Yemen in a long time. This was a sign to the secret Muslims in the city that it had
been recaptured by Islam, and to the army of Fayrooz just outside to enter.
 Tulayha
◦ Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid ibn Nawfal al-Asadi belonged to the Bani Assad tribe. He was a wealthy chief and a great
warrior. In 625 he was defeated in the Expedition of Qatan (against the Muslims). He also took part in the Battle of
the Trench in 627. In 630 he submitted to Muhammad. However, he rebelled against Muhammad in 631 when he
claimed to be a prophet and the recipient of divine revelation. Thus, Tulayha became the third person to claim
prophethood among the Arabs against Muhammad. Many tribes acknowledged him as a prophet, which made him
sufficiently strong and powerful to lead a confederacy of numerous tribes against the Muslims. Thereafter, Khalid
ibn al-Walid was sent to crush him and his confederacy. The armies of Khalid and Tulayha met at a place named
Buzaka in 632. In this engagement, the army of Tulayha was defeated in the Battle of Buzakha. Following this battle,
many of the rebellious tribes surrendered and accepted Islam. However, Tulayha escaped from Buzaka and sought
refuge in Syria. But when Syria was conquered by the Muslims, Tulayha accepted Islam. In 634, he personally paid
homage to Umar after the latter's assumption of the position of Caliph. Later on, Tulayha enthusiastically took part
in the Battle of Jalula, the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah and the Battle of Nahāvand alongside the Muslim armies and later
died as a Muslim.
 Musalima
Musaylimah bin Ḥabīb or later known and Musaylimah Al-Kazzab (The liar) was a man who claimed to be a prophet during the
lifetime of Muhammad (PBUH). He was from the tribe of Banu Hanifa, one of the largest tribes in Arabia at the time, which occupied
the area of Najd (Roughly corresponding the area where the city of Riyadh is located today). Banu Hanifa were Christians. In the
9th year AH, Banu Hanifa sent a delegation of 3 men to Muhammad (PBUH). Musaylimah was one of the 3. When they came to
Medina, two men entered to talk to Muhammad (PBUH), while Musaylimah stayed outside to guard the camels. These two men
accepted Islam and promised to spread it to their tribe. As they were about to leave, Muhammad (PBUH) prepared gifts for them.
they said, we have one more man, but he is tending to our camels. Muhammad (PBUH) prepared a gift for him as well and said: “ He
is not the least among you that he should stay behind to guard the property of his comrades. "On their return to Banu Hanifa, the
three of them managed to convert their tribe to Islam and they also built a mosque and started regular prayers. His teachings were
almost lost but a neutral review of them does exist in Dagestan-e Mazaheb. He prohibited pigs and wine, taught three daily prayers
to the God, facing whatever side, Ramadan fasting at night, and no circumcision. Musaylimah, who is reported as having been a
skilled magician. dazzled the crowd with miracles. He could put an egg in a bottle; he could cut off the feathers of a bird and then
stick them on so the bird would fly again; and he used this skill to persuade the people that he was divinely gifted. Musaylimah
shared verses purporting them to have been revelations from God and told the crowd that Muhammad had shared power with him.
Soon, his tribe started to believe him. He claimed that he shared prophethood with Muhammad (PBUH). Since Muhammad (PBUH)
lacked resources to deal with him, Musaylimah was left to his own devices until Abu Bakr became Khalifa. Abu Bakr started Ridda
wars to root out apostasy in the Arabian Peninsula. He sent Khalid Ibn Walid to deal with him. In one of the battles, Musaylimah
was killed by Washy Ibn Herb, the same man that killed Muhammad’s (PBUH) uncle, Hamza (with the same spear).
 References

◦ https://religion.wikia.org/wiki/Tulayha

◦ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulayha

◦ http://thecult.info/blog/2011/09/03/the-four-false-prophets-part-i-al-aswad-al-ansi/

◦ https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1658041

◦ https://peoplepill.com/people/aswad-ansi/

◦ https://www.quora.com/Who-was-Musaylimah-Kazzab

◦ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musaylimah

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