Zahida Abbasiyah

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Zahida Abbasiyah
زاهده بنت محمد بن مبارک بن مستعصم
Born
Zahida Bint Muhammad bin Mubarak bin Mostassam

1279
Died1328
Baghdad
Known forPhilanthropy, poetry

Zahida Abbasiyah (Arabic: زاهده عباسیه, born 1279 – died 1328) was an Abbasid poet and philanthropist. Her full name was Zahida Bint Muhammad bin Mubarak bin Mostassam (Arabic: زاهده بنت محمد بن مبارک بن مستعصم).

Born in Baghdad, she founded a school in the Emadiyah (Arabic: عمادیهٔ) district of the city called the "Zahediya School"; poets and scholars gathered at her home to express their views. Zadeh married her cousin Emadeddin.[1]

References

  1. ^ أ Leontunji, Muhammad ( 2001 ). Mujam al-Nisaa . Beirut: Dar al-Lallemain. P.93