Battle of Aqraba

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The Battle of Aqraba was a decisive early 7th-century clash in Arabia in which the Rashidun forces under Khalid ibn al-Walid crushed the rebellion of the self-proclaimed prophet Musaylima, helping to consolidate the nascent Islamic state after Muhammad’s death.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
after death of Muhammad ⓘ
associatedWith Caliph Abu Bakr ⓘ
belligerent Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
followers of Musaylima ⓘ
combatantReligion Muslims ⓘ
followers of Musaylima ⓘ
commandedBy Khalid ibn al-Walid on the Rashidun side ⓘ
Musaylima on the rebel side ⓘ
commander Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
Musaylima ⓘ
conflictType Ridda Wars ⓘ
country Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
date early 7th century ⓘ
era early Islamic period ⓘ
followedBy further consolidation of Rashidun control in Arabia ⓘ
goal crush Musaylima’s rebellion ⓘ
restore central authority of Medina ⓘ
historicalContext wars of apostasy following Muhammad’s death ⓘ
opponent self-proclaimed prophet Musaylima ⓘ
opponentForce Banu Hanifa tribe forces ⓘ
outcome consolidation of nascent Islamic state ⓘ
partOf Ridda Wars ⓘ
place Aqraba ⓘ
precededBy initial Ridda uprisings in central Arabia ⓘ
region Arabia ⓘ
linked to: Arabian Peninsula
relatedTo Battle of Yamama ⓘ
result Rashidun victory ⓘ
defeat of Musaylima ⓘ
suppression of rebellion in Yamama region ⓘ
significance decisive battle of the Ridda Wars ⓘ
helped secure Abu Bakr’s rule as first caliph ⓘ

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Ridda Wars → significantBattle → Battle of Aqraba ⓘ
Ridda Wars → significantBattle → Battle of Dhu al‑Qissa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Aqraba
Battle of the Masts (655) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Dhat al-Sawari ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Aqraba
Wars of Apostasy → significantBattle → Battle of Aqraba ⓘ
Battle of Buzakha → followedBy → Battle of Aqraba ⓘ