Dahma bint Yahya
Dahma bint Yahya was a Yemeni scholar and poet, "well-versed in syntax, Law, metaphysics, astronomy, astrology and chemistry".
Biography
She was the daughter of the scholar Yaḥyā Ibn al-Murtaḍā and the sister of Imam Al-Mahdī Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā. After studying under her brother, she became a writer herself. She also taught at schools in Thulā. She died in 837 A.H.Works
Sharh al-Azhar, 4 vols.Sharh al-Manzumaal-Kufi- ''Sharh Mukhtasar al-Muntaha''