Hanifism

one form of the monotheistic religious movement that arose in pre-Islamic Arabia; it was influenced by both Judaism and Christianity. The followers of Hanifism, who preached monotheism and asceticism, called for the abolition of tribal and local deities. Accepting neither Christianity nor Judaism entirely, they strove to create a relatively simple religious system that would be accessible to the inhabitants of Arabia of the sixth and early seventh centuries. Hanifism exerted a significant influence on early Islam. Its most active and consistent representative was the prophet Musaylimah, who died in 633.