The old woman in the 'the old woman on the moon story' is a mysterious figure. She could be a symbol of the moon's magic. Maybe she was once an ordinary woman who was blessed or cursed to live on the moon. There's not always a clear backstory, but she is often seen as an entity with a connection to the lunar realm.
There is not enough information provided to exactly identify who the old woman was specifically. She could be just an ordinary person that Muhammad interacted with to convey a certain moral or lesson.
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It's possible that she is a village elder. In some small, traditional villages, the elder women have a say in how the community behaves. If someone in the village, like a young troublemaker, has broken a significant community rule, she might take it upon herself to spank them as a form of punishment.
The following were the recommended novels that had transmigrated into an old woman: " Rebirth of the Best Farmer Daughter-in-law,"" Farmer Wife Jingxiu,"" Farmer Girl Playful Concubine,"" Farmer's Fierce Wife: Black Heart Lotus Husband Asks for a Hug,"" Rebirth of Farmer's Little Chili," and " Dressed as a Farmer's Beautiful Woman." The female protagonists in these novels all transmigrated into old grannies.