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Faridah (Arabic: فريدة born c. 830) was an ‘Abbasid qayna (enslaved singing-girl), who performed in the court of caliph Al-Wathiq (r. 842–847) and Al-Mutawakkil (r. 847–861).[1]

Faridah فريدة
Born	c. 830 Abbasid Caliphate
Died	Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate
Resting place	Samarra
Occupation	Qiyan
Language	Arabic
Nationality	Caliphate
Period	Abbasid Era
Spouse	al-Mutawakkil (m. 847)

Originally a singing-girl belonging to the musician Amr ibn Bana, Farida was presented as a gift to Al-Wathiq.[1] She studied with Shāriyah, and achieved prominence at the courts of both Al-Wathiq and his successor Al-Mutawakkil. An admirer of Ishaq al-Mawsili, she defended his reputation when it was attacked.[2]

Al-Mutawakkil's only wife was Faridah. She belonged to the household of his brother Caliph al-Wathiq, who kept her as a concubine and favorite although she belonged to the singer Amr ibn Banah. When al-Wathiq died, Amr presented her to al-Mutawakkil. He married her, and she became one of his favorites.[3]

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• Ibn al-Sāʿī (2017). Consorts of the Caliphs: Women and the Court of Baghdad. Translated by Shawkat M. Toorawa and the Editors of the Library of Arabic Literature. Introduction by Julia Bray, Foreword by Marina Warner. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 978-1-4798-0477-1. {{cite book}}: |translator= has generic name (help)

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