Ghazala al-Haruriyya
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Ghazāla al-Harūriyya was the wife of Habib ibn-Yazīd al-Harūrī, founder of the Harūriyya
sect of Kharijite Islam
, which held that it is permissible to entrust the imamate
to a woman if she is able to carry out the required duties.
Ghazāla commanded troops, following in the footsteps of previous Muslim women like Juwayriyya bint al-Ḥārith at the Battle of Yarmuk
. In one battle, she put the famous Umayyad
Iraqi general Hajjāj ibn-Yūsuf to flight.
In 677 AD (77 AH), after having controlled the city of Kufa
for a day, Ghazāla led her male warriors in prayer as well as recited two of the longest chapters from the Quran during the prayer in the Mosque
Haruriyya
The Harūrī were an early Muslim sect from the period of the Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs , named for their first leader, Habīb ibn-Yazīd al-Harūrī. The Harūrī were one branch of the Khārijī "Rejectors" movement, so called because they rejected ‘Alī's right to the Caliphate...
sect of Kharijite Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, which held that it is permissible to entrust the imamate
Imamate
The word Imamate is an Arabic word with an English language suffix meaning leadership. Its use in theology is confined to Islam.-Theological usage:...
to a woman if she is able to carry out the required duties.
Ghazāla commanded troops, following in the footsteps of previous Muslim women like Juwayriyya bint al-Ḥārith at the Battle of Yarmuk
Battle of Yarmouk
The Battle of Yarmouk was a major battle between the Muslim Arab forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the armies of the East Roman-Byzantine Empire. The battle consisted of a series of engagements that lasted for six days in August 636, near the Yarmouk River, along what is today the border...
. In one battle, she put the famous Umayyad
Umayyad
The Umayyad Caliphate was the second of the four major Arab caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. It was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty, whose name derives from Umayya ibn Abd Shams, the great-grandfather of the first Umayyad caliph. Although the Umayyad family originally came from the...
Iraqi general Hajjāj ibn-Yūsuf to flight.
In 677 AD (77 AH), after having controlled the city of Kufa
Kufa
Kufa is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000....
for a day, Ghazāla led her male warriors in prayer as well as recited two of the longest chapters from the Quran during the prayer in the Mosque