Arwa al sulayhi biography of william hill
Arwa al sulayhi biography of william hill
12.7 Arwa al-Sulayhi, Last Queen of the Sulayhids (Yemen)!
Arwa al-Sulayhi
Yemeni queen and ruler (c. 1048–1138)
Malikah (Arabic: مَلِكَة, romanized: Queen) Arwā bint Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar ibn Mūsā Aṣ-Ṣulayḥī | |
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Mausoleum of Queen Arwa inside Queen Arwa Mosque, Jibla | |
| Born | 1048 CE (440 Hijri) Haraz, Sulayhid Yemen |
| Died | 5 May 1138 (aged 89–90) Jibla, Sulayhid Yemen |
| Resting place | Queen Arwa Mosque, Jibla |
| Other names | As-Sayyidah Al-Ḥurrah (Arabic: ٱلسَّيِّدَة ٱلْحُرَّة, lit. 'The Noble Lady') Al-Malikah Al-Ḥurrah (Arabic: ٱلْمَلِكَة ٱلْحُرَّة or Al-Ḥurratul-Malikah (Arabic: ٱلْحُرَّةُ ٱلْمَلِكَة, lit. 'The Noble Queen') Malikat Sabaʾ Aṣ-Ṣaghīrah (مَلِكَة سَبَأ ٱلصَّغِيْرَة, "Little Queen of Sheba") |
| Known for | Being a long-reigning Queen of Yemen and Islam |
| Predecessor | Asma bint Shihab |
| Successor | (Sulayhid Dynasty abolished) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Abd al-Imam Muhammad Abd al-Mustansir Ali Fatimah Umm Hamdan |
| Father | |