Ulayya bint al-Mahdi

Caliyya Bint Mahdi ita ce 'yar Khalifa Mahdi, wacce ta yi fice a zamanin daulolin Abbasiyya saboda basirarta da hikimarta. Ta kasance mai sha'awar ilimi da adabi, inda ta taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen tallafawa marubuta da malamai. Caliyya ta shahara wajen karbar baki manyan malamai da masu fasaha a majalisinta, inda ta inganta tattaunawa da musayar ra'ayoyin ilimi. Ta kuma rike matsayin zama abin koyi ga mata a fagen ilimi da sadarwa a lokacinta.