Zahida Abbasiyah | |
Birth Name: | Zahida Bint Muhammad bin Mubarak bin Mostassam |
Native Name: | زاهده بنت محمد بن مبارک بن مستعصم |
Birth Date: | 1279 |
Birth Place: | Baghdad |
Death Date: | 1328 |
Death Place: | Baghdad |
Known For: | Philanthropy, 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]