Zahida Abbasiyah
# Zahida Abbasiyah

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.

