Yamamah in first period history of Islam

This study focuses on the geographical location of the Yamamah region in the first period of Islam and the relations of the tribes who were living in this region with Islam. The Yamamah region is a desert and mountainous region where is studded with local water resources in the Central and Eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. In the pre-Islamic period, various communities lived in the Yamamah region and some of them, such as the Kindah tribe, established a state. The Bahila tribe also settled here, along with Banu Hanzala ibn Malik, Rabi'ah, Banu Bakr bin Wa'il, Banu Shayban and Banu Hanifa tribe, which are sub-branches of the Tamim tribe. After the emergence of Islam, some tribes such as Banu Hanifa continued to live here. At the same time, there have been migrations from other regions. These tribes carried out some military and economic activities after the Islamic period. With the spread of Islam in the region, groups who did not recognize the authority emerged. Sociological such as competition between tribes and economic reasons such as giving zakat were effective in the emergence of these groups. There is also these reasons which in the background to the prophecy claim of Musaylimah who is a member of the Banu Hanifa tribe. Even though he claimed to be a prophet in the time of the Prophet, the main struggle against Musaylimah was in the time of Abu Bakr. Halid b. Walid and his army were sent Against Musaylimah who is getting stronger day by day and increasing the number of people affected. Muslims were victorious in the War of Aqrabâ between the Muslims and the group that believed in Musaylimah.