Ghazala

Ghazāla (غزالة) was a leader of the Kharijite movement.

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 defeated the famous Umayyad Iraqi general Hajjāj ibn-Yūsuf in a duel.

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