Queen Elizabeth is a direct descendent of Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam, according to a BBC News broadcast and Burke’s Peerage, the genealogical guide to royal ancestry.

According to Harold Brooks-Baker of Burke’s Peerage, the British royal family is descended from Mohammed through the Arab kings of Seville, who ruled an Arab caliphate in Spain after the death of Muhammad.

At its peak, the caliphate ruled over territory from the Caucasus (Eurasia) to the Iberia Peninsula (Muslim Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar).

It was the fifth largest empire in history, governing 62 million people (29% of the world’s population at the time). Muhammad’s blood passed directly through this lineage to the European kings of Portugal and Castille, and through them to Queen Elizabeth, via England’s 15th century King Edward IV.

After carefully tracing Queen Elizabeth’s ancestry, it was determined that the British monarch is the 43rd great-granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Here’s the press release by United Press International:

United Press International

October 10, 1986

MOSLEMS IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Mixed in with Queen Elizabeth’s blue blood is the blood of the Moslem prophet Mohammed, according to Burke’s Peerage, the geneological guide to royalty. The relation came out when Harold B. Brooks-Baker, publishing director of Burke’s, wrote Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to ask for better security for the royal family. “The royal family’s direct descent from the prophet Mohammed cannot be relied upon to protect the royal family forever from Moslem terrorists,” he said. Probably realizing the connection would be a surprise to many, he added, “It is little known by the British people that the blood of Mohammed flows in the veins of the queen. However, all Moslem religious leaders are proud of this fact.”

Brooks-Baker said the British royal family is descended from Mohammed through the Arab kings of Seville, who once ruled Spain. By marriage, their blood passed to the European kings of Portugal and Castille, and through them to England’s 15th century King Edward IV.

Here’s the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth in full, courtesy of Burke’s Peerage:

Elizabeth II, Queen of the UK – daughter of

George VI, King of the UK – son of

George V, King of the UK – son of

Edward VII, King of the UK – son of

Victoria, Queen of the UK – daughter of

Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn – son of

George III, King of Great Britain – son of

Frederick, Prince of Wales – son of

George II, King of Great Britain – son of

George I, King of Great Britain – son of

Sophia, Electress of Hanover – daughter of

Elizabeth of Bohemia – daughter of

James I/VI, King of England, Ireland & Scotland – son of

Mary, Queen of Scots – daughter of

James V, King of Scots – son of

Margaret Tudor – daughter of

Elizabeth of York – daughter of

Edward IV, King of England – son of

Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York – son of

Richard of Conisburgh, Earl of Cambridge – son of

Isabella Perez of Castille – daughter of

Maria Juana de Padilla – daughter of

Maria Fernandez de Henestrosa – daughter of

Aldonza Ramirez de Cifontes – daughter of

Aldonza Gonsalez Giron – daughter of

Sancha Rodriguez de Lara – daughter of

Rodrigo Rodriguez de Lara – son of

Sancha Alfonsez, Infanta of Castile – daughter of

Zaida (aka Isabella) – daughter of

Al-Mu’tamid ibn Abbad, King of Seville – son of

Abbad II al-Mu’tadid, King of Seville – son of

Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad, King of Seville – son of

Ismail ibn Qarais – son of

Qarais ibn Abbad – son of

Abbad ibn Amr – son of

Amr ibn Aslan – son of

Aslan ibn Amr – son of

Amr ibn Itlaf – son of

Itlaf ibn Na’im – son of

Na’im II al-Lakhmi – son of

Na’im al-Lakhmi – son of

Zahra bint Husayn – daughter of

Husayn ibn Hasan – son of

Hasan ibn Ali

Is Queen Elizabeth promoting her Muslim ancestry?

BBC Arabic has begun promoting the idea that Queen Elizabeth is a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. Numerous television segments broadcast on the BBC in the Muslim world have been devoted to the idea.

While the following BBC broadcast is in Arabic, the content of the segment is easily understood by the English speaking viewer: