Ridda Wars

The Ridda wars (Arabic: حروب الردة), also known as the Wars of Apostasy , were a set of military campaigns against the rebellion of several Arabic tribes against the Caliph Abu Bakr during 632 and 633 AD, after prophet Muhammad died. The revolts, in Islamic historiography later interpreted as religious, were in reality mainly political. However, these revolts also had a religious aspect: Medina had become the centre of a social and political system, of which religion was an integral part; consequently it was inevitable that any reaction against this system would have a religious aspect. The Encyclopaedia of Islam .

Map detailing arenas of Ridda campaigns. Ayyubid dynasty Rasulid dynasty Modern history Ottoman Eyalet Qasimid state Aden Protectorate Ottoman vilayet Mutawakkilite Kingdom Unified Yemen (1990-present) Related topics Portuguese Socotra Yemeni unification 1994 Civil War Yemeni revolution Civil war (2014–present) COVID-19 pandemic Red Sea crisis Yemen portal v t e The Ridda wars (Arabic: حروب الردة), also known as the Wars of Apostasy , were a series of military campaigns launched by the Caliph Abu Bakr against rebel Arabian tribes during 632 and 633 AD, just after Muhammad died. The rebels' position was that they had submitted to Muhammad as the prophet of God, but owed nothing to Abu Bakr. Some rebels followed either Tulayha or Musaylima or Sajjah , all of whom claimed prophethood. Most of the tribes were defeated and reintegrated into the Caliphate. The peoples surrounding Mecca did not revolt.

Series of military campaigns (632–633 CE) launched by Caliph Abu Bakr against rebel Arabian tribes soon after Muhammad's death; ended with Caliphate victory ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Belligerents Rashidun Caliphate Rebel Arab tribes Commanders and leaders Abu Bakr Khalid ibn al-Walid Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl Amr ibn al-As Shurahbil ibn Hasana Khalid ibn Sa'id Al-Ala'a Al-Hadrami Hudhayfah al-Bariqi Arfaja al-Bariqi Al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya Suwaid ibn Maqaran Shahr ibn Badhan † Fayruz al-Daylami Al-Aswad Al-Ansi † Qayth ibn Abd Yaghuth Tulayha Musaylima † Malik ibn Nuwayra † Sajah Ayyubid dynasty Rasulid dynasty Modern history Ottoman Eyalet Qasimid state Aden Protectorate Ottoman vilayet Mutawakkilite Kingdom Unified Yemen (1990-present) Related topics Portuguese Socotra Yemeni unification 1994 Civil War Yemeni revolution Civil war (2014–present) COVID-19 pandemic Red Sea crisis Yemen portal v t e The Ridda Wars ( ), or Wars of Apostasy , were a series of military campaigns launched by the Caliph Abu Bakr against rebel Arabian tribes during 632 and 633, just after the death of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad . The rebels' position was that they had submitted to Muhammad as the prophet of Allah , but owed nothing to Abu Bakr . Some rebels followed either Tulayha , Musaylima or Sajjah , all of whom claimed fake prophethood. Most of the tribes were defeated and reintegrated into the Caliphate. The peoples surrounding Mecca did not revolt. A detailed reconstruction of the events is complicated by the frequently contradictory and tendentious accounts found in primary sources. Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.).

Series of military campaigns launched by Abu Bakr against rebel Arab tribes Belligerents Rashidun Caliphate Rebel Arab tribes Commanders and leaders Abu Bakr Khalid ibn al-Walid Umar ibn al-Khattab Ikrima ibn Amr Shurahbil ibn Hasana Al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya Al-Ala'a Al-Hadrami Dhiraar ibn al-Azwar Zayd ibn al-Khattab † Amr ibn al-As Al-Nu'man ibn Muqrin Suwaid ibn Muqrin Ali ibn Abi Talib Zubayr ibn al-Awwam Ammar ibn Yasir Talha ibn Ubayd Allah Khalid ibn Sa'id Arfaja al-Bariqi Hudhayfah al-Bariqi Shahr ibn Badhan † Fayruz al-Daylami Musaylima † Aswad Ansi † Tulayha Malik ibn Nuwayra Sajah Umm Zhiml Sulma [ ar ] † Laqith ibn Malik al-Azdi [ ar ] † Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays Ghayth ibn Abd Yaghuth Qays ibn Makshuh Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the first Rashidun caliph Abu Bakr against rebellious Arabian tribes, some of which were led by rival prophet claimants. These wars began shortly after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 632 and concluded the next year, with all battles won by the Rashidun Caliphate . In September 632, Laqit, the leader of the Banu Azd tribe, prepared an army to attack Oman. However, commander Hudayfa's forces defeated Laqit and his rebel army. The next month, more rebel attacks were faced in Northern Arabia and Yemen, which were also defeated. A few months later, Banu Hanifa's chief Musaylimah, a rival prophet claimant with an army of allegedly 40,000 soldiers, was killed in the Battle of Yamama . The last major rebel attack came from the tribe of Kinda in Hadhramaut in January 633. The campaigns came to an end in June 633 as Abu Bakr united all tribes of Arabia. These wars established Khalid ibn al-Walid 's reputation as a great tactician and cavalry commander. A detailed reconstruction of the events is complicated by the frequently contradictory and tendentious accounts found in primary sources. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). He suppressed the tribal political and religious uprisings known as the riddah ("political rebellion", sometimes translated as "apostasy"), thereby bringing central Arabia under Muslim control. Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.).