Women of the Caliphs

The book "Women of the Caliphs"... called The Directions of the Imams and the Caliphs, including the free women and female slaves, written by: Taj al-Din Abi Talib Ali bin Anjab (known as Ibn al-Sa'i) is considered one of the valuable books of the Arab literary heritage. It was verified and commented on by the scholar Dr. Mustafa Jawad. The author of the book, known as "Ibn al-Sa'i," was a Baghdadi. He was born in Baghdad in the year 593 AH - 1196 AD, during the era of the Abbasid Caliph Abu Abbas Ahmad al-Nasir Lidin Allah. It was a prosperous era, in which the Abbasid state consolidated its independence, and in which the subjects were secure from all fear, so they rejoiced in tranquility. Comprehensive justice, broad freedom, comfortable living, and many arts. He had a great hand in mathematics, engineering, and architecture. The book includes biographies and news of the women of the Abbasid caliphs, their wives and slave-girls. How did they live, how were they able to enter the Abbasid palaces, and other news about the women of the caliphs, including free women and slaves, in addition to mentioning the women of the sultans and princes.