Ridda Wars

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The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the early Rashidun Caliphate to suppress apostasy and rebellion in Arabia following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wars of Apostasy ⓘ
commander Abu Bakr ⓘ
linked to: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Al‑Muthanna ibn Haritha ⓘ
Amr ibn al‑As ⓘ
linked to: Amr ibn al-As

Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl ⓘ
Khalid ibn al‑Walid ⓘ
linked to: Khalid ibn al-Walid

Shurahbil ibn Hasana ⓘ
consequence facilitated Muslim expansion into Iraq ⓘ
facilitated Muslim expansion into Syria ⓘ
stabilization of Arabia for external conquests ⓘ
country Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
describedIn early Islamic historiography ⓘ
endTime 633 ⓘ
followed Muhammad’s Farewell Pilgrimage ⓘ
death of Muhammad ⓘ
followedBy Muslim conquest of Iraq ⓘ
Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
foughtIn Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
hasCause apostasy after the death of Muhammad ⓘ
political rebellion against Medina ⓘ
refusal of some tribes to pay zakat ⓘ
historicalPeriod 7th century ⓘ
ledBy Abu Bakr ⓘ
linked to: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
location Arabia ⓘ
linked to: Arabian Peninsula
mainGoal enforcement of zakat payments ⓘ
preservation of political unity of the Muslim community ⓘ
suppression of apostasy ⓘ
opponent Arab tribal confederations ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
apostate tribes ⓘ
self‑proclaimed prophets ⓘ
partOf early Islamic conquests ⓘ
precededBy Muhammad’s campaigns in Arabia ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
result Rashidun Caliphate victory ⓘ
consolidation of the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
restoration of central authority of the caliph ⓘ
reunification of Arabia under Medina ⓘ
significantBattle Battle of Aqraba ⓘ
Battle of Butah ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Buzakha

Battle of Buzakha ⓘ
Battle of Dhu al‑Qissa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Aqraba

Battle of Yamama ⓘ
significantEvent defeat of Musaylima ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars

suppression of multiple false prophets ⓘ
startTime 632 ⓘ
temporalContext reign of Abu Bakr ⓘ

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Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl → participatedIn → Ridda wars ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl → associatedWith → Ridda wars ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Death of Muhammad → hasImmediateConsequence → Ridda wars ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Ridda Wars → significantEvent → defeat of Musaylima ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Muslim conquest of Persia → precededBy → Ridda wars ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Muslim conquest of the Levant → precededBy → Ridda wars ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Early Muslim conquests → hasPart → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Al-Yamama → associatedWithEvent → Wars of Ridda ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Battle of Yamama → partOf → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Battle of Yamama → conflict → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Battle of Walaja → partOf → Ridda and early Islamic expansion campaigns ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Region of al-Yamama → involvedIn → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq → launched → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari → participatedIn → Ridda wars ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Passing of Muhammad → relatedEvent → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Wars of Apostasy → alsoKnownAs → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Wars of Apostasy → alsoKnownAs → Wars of Ridda ⓘ
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Wars of Apostasy → alsoKnownAs → Hurub al-Ridda ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Battle of Buzakha → conflictOf → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Battle of Buzakha → partOf → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Battle of Buzakha → associatedWith → Khalid ibn al-Walid’s Ridda campaigns ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Battle of Aqraba → conflictType → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Battle of Aqraba → partOf → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Musaylima → conflict → Ridda Wars ⓘ
Banu Hanifa → participatedIn → Ridda wars ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
Musaylima → conflict → Ridda wars ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars