Fadl al-Sha'irah
Fadl al-Shaʻirah فضل الشاعرة | |
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| Born | Al-Yamama, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | c. 870/871 Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Resting place | Samarra |
| Pen name | Fadl |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Caliphate |
| Period | Islamic Golden Age (Early Abbasid era) |
| Spouse | al-Mutawakkil |
Fadl al-Qaysi or Faḍl al-Shāʻirah (Arabic: فضل الشاعرة; "Faḍl the Poet"; d. 871) was one of "three early ʻAbbasid singing girls, particularly famous for their poetry" and is one of the pre-eminent medieval Arabic female poets whose work survives. She was a concubine of caliph Al-Mutawakkil.