Select the accurate description of Sayyida al-Hurra.
- A. A wife of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who came from a Jewish tribe of Medina before embracing Islam
- B. An early female Sufi saint and poet renowned for her teachings emphasizing selfless love of Allah
- C. A sixteenth-century governor of Tetouan in Morocco, remembered as one of the last women to hold the historic title 'al-Hurra' ✓
- D. The Queen of Sheba mentioned in the Quran in connection with her encounter with Prophet Sulaiman (AS)
Correct answer
C. A sixteenth-century governor of Tetouan in Morocco, remembered as one of the last women to hold the historic title 'al-Hurra'
Explanation
'Sayyida al-Hurra' refers to a sixteenth-century governor of Tetouan in Morocco, remembered as one of the last women to hold the historic title 'al-Hurra'.