Motif
competing or false prophet defeated
competing_or_false_prophet_defeated
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Idolatry and False Gods. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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The Mesnevi XIII. / XVII. / THE END. / FOOTNOTES:; lines 14765-14911 confidence: high
Musaylama claims prophethood, writes to Muhammad proposing division of Arabia, is called a liar in Muhammad's answer, and is later slain by Wahshi, who had also killed Hamza and was later forgiven after submission.
Musaylama claims apostolic status alongside Muhammad, is named as a liar in Muhammad's response, and is later killed after defeat.
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