This unmatched Abbasid dirham is published here for the first time. It shows how al-Rashid and his subjects reverenced this lady till he allowed minting coins in her nicknames "أم جعفر: Umm Ja'afar" and "أم الأمين": "Umm Al-Amin". Sayyida Zubaida was the first lady throughout Islamic history to mint coins in her name due to her noble Abbasid descent and prominent position as her grandfather was “the Caliph Al-Mansour", her uncle was “the Caliph Al-Mahdi", her husband was “the Caliph Al-Rashid", her son was “the Caliph Al-Amin" and her grandsons “Musa and Abdullah" were the sons of Al-Amin and they were crown princes. Hence, it can be said that she was a woman of so unique position.
Her husband the Caliph Harun al-Rashid ordered minting silver dirhams bearing her name - Mrs. Zubaida - for her wisdom, prudence and high influence. This prominent role in social life continued during the era of her son, Caliph Al-Amin as she helped him get the pledge of allegiance to her grandsons, "Musa and Abdullah" as crown princes. In addition, she sustained him during his struggle against his brother Al-Mamoun, and also minted coins in her name at that time. Hence, she has played a prominent social and political role in the Islamic history.