Ghazalah al-Shaybaniyyah (7^th century) was a female Muslim warrior and an important leader in her own right and commander of armies. Although there is not much in history that can be found about her, However in the texts found in 9^th century, she is described as an outstanding warrior having a military prowess and leadership abilities.

In one battle, she made the Umayyad governor Hajjāj ibn-Yūsuf flee, and take refuge in his palace in Kufa.^[1] As a result, a poem was composed shaming him for posterity: 

You are a lion against me, but in the battle an ostrich which spreads its wings and hurries off on hearing the chirping of a sparrow. Why did you not go forth in the conflict and fight with Ghazala hand to hand? But no! Your heart fled from you (as if) with the wings of a bird.

In 696 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.