As Salaam Alaikum my question is that I have read/heard that there were others in Arabia that claimed Prophethood during the time of the Prophet Muhammad I know some Non Muslims use this to try to disprove Islam my question is what is Islam's Answer as to why others claimed Prophethood can someone please explain maybe I should ask a Scholar or Imam ?
Musaylimah (
Arabic: مسيلمة) or
Musaylimah bin Ḥabīb (
Arabic: مسيلمة بن حبيب) 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: الكذّاب
al-Kaḏḏāb).
[1] His followers were also very devout.
[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musaylimah
Saf ibn Sayyad (
Arabic: الصف بن الصياد), later known as
Abdullah ibn Sa'id (
Arabic: عبد الله بن سعيد), was an alleged claimant of prophethood during the time of
Islamic prophet Muhammad and his
companions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saf_ibn_Sayyad
ibn Sayyad said to the Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him): Do you bear witness to the fact that I am the messenger of Allah? Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) rejected this and said: I affirm my faith in Allah and in His messengers.
http://www.searchtruth.com/searchHad...earch_word=all
The following people claimed to be prophets at the same time Muhammad was claiming to be a prophet:
- Talhah bin Khuwailid Al-Asadi
- Malik bin Nuwairah
- Al-Mundhir bin An-Numan
- Al-Yamamah Musailamah
- Dhu At-Taj
- Muhammad bin Abdullah
- Laqit bin Malik Al-Azdi
- Iyas bin Abdullah bin Abd Yalil
- Al-Ashath bin Qais Al-Kindy
- Qais bin Makshuh
- Al-Aswad Al-Ansi (Dr. Shawqi Abu Khalil, Atlas on the Prophet’s Biography, Riyadh: Darussalam, 2003, p. 254)