Sajah
7th-century Arab Christian self-declared prophetess / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sajah bint Al-Harith ibn Suwayd al-Tamimi (Arabic: سجاح بنت الحارث بن سويد التميمى, fl. 630s CE) from the tribe of Banu Taghlib,[1] was an Arab Christian protected first by her tribe; then causing a split within the Arab tribes and finally defended by Banu Hanifa. Sajah was one of a series of people (including her future husband) who claimed prophethood in the 7th-century Arabia and was also the only female claiming to be a prophetess during the Wars of Apostasy in the early Islamic Period.
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Born | Unknown |
Died | after 661 CE[1] |
Known for | Being part of Wars of Apostasy |
Spouse | Musaylimah |
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