date_of_death musaylimah
Musaylimah ( Arabic :   ) or Musaylimah bin abb ( Arabic :     ) was one of a series of people ( including his future wife ) who claimed prophethood in 7th century Arabia , which is the time of Islamic prophet Muhammad . He is considered by Muslims to be a false prophet , and is always referred to as `` the Liar '' ( Arabic :     al - Kab ) . His followers were also very devout . Islam (' ;) is a religion articulated by the Quran , a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God ('), and , for the vast majority of adherents , the teachings and normative example ( called the " sunnah ", composed of accounts called " hadith ") of Muhammad ( ___MASK87___  8 June ___MASK78___ CE ). It is the world ' s second - largest religion and the fastest - growing major religion in the world , with over 1 . 7 billion followers or 23 % of the global population , known as Muslims . Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose of existence is to worship God . Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet of God . Muhammad ( c . ___MASK87___ CE  8 June ___MASK78___ CE ) is the central figure of Islam and widely regarded as its founder by non - Muslims . He is known as the " Holy Prophet " to Muslims , almost all of whom consider him to be the last prophet sent by God to mankind to restore Islam , believed by Muslims to be the unaltered original monotheistic faith of Adam , Abraham , Moses , Jesus , and other prophets . Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity and ensured that his teachings , practices , and the Quran , formed the basis of Islamic religious belief . Abraha ( also spelled Abreha ) ( died after AD ___MASK79___ ; r . ___MASK33___  at least ___MASK79___ ), also known as ' Abraha al - Ashram ( Arabic :   ), was an Ethiopian general then the viceroy of southern Arabia for the Kingdom of Aksum , and later declared himself an independent King of Himyar . Abraha ruled much of present - day Yemen and Hijaz from at least 531 - 547 AD to 555 - 565 AD .