Dahma bint Yahya (died 1434 / 837 A.H.) 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.A Critical Edition of Al-Hasir li Fawa'id al-Muqaddima li Tahir, p.85-6.
Works Sharh al-Azhar, 4 vols. Sharh al-Manzuma al-Kufi Sharh Mukhtasar al-Muntaha
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