There are two major events that are about to happen in the British Royal Family, that the entire world is waiting for. First is the birth of the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge’s third child, which may happen any day now.
The Duchess is in her final month of pregnancy and will be admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital in London any moment now. Once the newest member of the British Royal Family arrives, he or she will immediately assume the fifth line on the throne, after his or her grandfather, Prince Charles, dad Prince William, and older siblings Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
The next event will take place next month and the world will set their eyes on the wedding of Prince Harry and American actress, Meghan Markle. However, there is also one particular news that people are looking into nowadays, and that is claim regarding the Queen of United Kingdom being a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Islamic Lineage?
Queen Elizabeth II has got to be the most famous ruler in the world since she is the oldest state-leader at the age of 91. Which is why when the news broke out that she is actually a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the people of the world got surprised and confused.
The Queen is the eldest child of King George VI and she has been the Queen of the United Kingdom since 1953. Before her, there have been tons of European kings and queens, but History said that a descendant is not the same as an ancestor. This is often considered as a careless mistake because an ancestor is actually someone who came before you but are not directly related to you. A descendant, on the other hand, is someone who is related to you but came before you. So basically, ancestors came before your descendants and before you.
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According to a report by Daily Mail, some historians say that the current Queen of United Kingdom is actually a descendant to the Islamic prophet Muhammad after they have managed to trace the family tree of the Queen back 43 generations. This isn’t exactly the first time that this was released to the public because, in 1986, Harold B. Brooks-Baker of the Burke’s Peerage published this news and a Moroccan newspaper even traced the queen’s lineage and connected it to Muhammad.
Based on their findings, the bloodline of the Queen actually runs through the Earl of Cambridge back in the 14th century all the way to the prophet’s daughter Fatima. Some historians don’t actually agree but genealogist records all the way from the medieval times of Spain supports this revelation. This was even verified by the former grand mufti of Egypt which is Ali Gomma. This then resulted to Peerage telling Great Britain’s Prime Minister at that time to double up the guards to enhance the security of the royal family because this will not stop terrorists.
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What Is The Connection?
These claims were supported by some Muslim religious leaders especially when they found out that the Queen actually descends from Princess Zaida who was a Muslim princess that was known for running away and converted to Christianity. Princess Zaida was actually the fourth wife of King Al-Mu’tamid bin Abbad of Seville. It was their son, Sancho, who was actually the one who married the Earl of Cambridge.
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Some experts even wonder why these claims are roaming around the media all over again. This then made people wonder why it does matter. Well, most people who are saying this don’t exactly know who Muhammad was and what makes him so important.
The prophet Mohammad was the founder of Islam. Based on the Islamic doctrine, he served as God’s messenger that was sent to the people to be able to spread the monotheistic teachings. Technically, Mohammad was known to be the Islamic version of Jesus Christ. He was also the ones who made Quran most holy book of Islam. The Royal Family doesn’t seem to care about these claims because experts said that there isn’t anything that would prove this.