Queen is distant relative of Prophet Muhammad claims ancestry expert

Burke's Peerage, a British authority on royal pedigrees had first shared the findings in 1986 but the claims have resurfaced again in a Moroccan newspaper.

Al-Ousboue traced the queen’s lineage back generations.

The monarch’s bloodline runs through the Earl of Cambridge, in the 14th century, across medieval Muslim Spain, to Fatima, the Prophet’s daughter.

The Queen’s link to Muhammad has previously been verified by Ali Gomaa as well, the former grand mufti of Egypt.

This makes the monarch, a cousin of the kings of Morocco and Jordan, not to mention of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader.

Most of the claims hinge on the Muslim princess called Zaida, who fled her hometown of Seville in the 11th century during a Berber assault on her hometown.

Zaida converted to Christianity and married King Al-Mu’tamid ibn Abbad of Seville and bore him a son – one of whose decedents later married the Earl of Cambridge in the 11th century.

But Zaida’s own origins are debatable.

Some make her the daughter of Muatamid bin Abbad, a wine-drinking caliph descended from the Prophet. Others say she married into his family.

Reaction to the queen’s alleged Muslim connection has received a varied response in the Arab world.

While some have warned of a plot to revive the British empire with help from Muslims, others welcomed the news.

Abdelhamid Al-Aouni, who wrote the article in Al-Ousboue added: “It builds a bridge between our two religions and kingdoms.”

Other reports have called the Queen sayyida or sherifa, titles reserved for the Prophet’s descendants.

DailyStar has contacted Buckingham Palace for a response.

Source: dailystar.co.uk