The Ridda Wars
حروب الردة
A trail through the first crisis.
Depth
At a glance
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Walk this pathway
5steps · 30min · newcomer · student
The ridda
الجزيرة ترتد: أموال وقبائل وأنبياء كذبة.
Musaylima
كذاب اليمامة: أخطر مدعي النبوة.
Yamama
أعنف معركة: سبعون قارئًا يستشهدون.
The Battle of Yamama · Bukhari 4986 — collecting the Qur'an under Abu Bakr
Oman
الردة في الشرق: حملة عمان.
The outcome
جمع القرآن وحسم الخلافة: أثر الردة.
Bukhari 4986 — collecting the Qur'an under Abu Bakr · Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Do first:: Islam in Thirty Minutes
Overview
A path through the first crisis after the Prophet ﷺ: Musaylima claims prophethood, the reciters are killed at al-Yamama, and Abu Bakr holds firm. A year that changed the peninsula.
Sources
- Wikidata
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Ridda Wars”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-ridda/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.