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Asiya bint Muzahim (Arabic: آسِيَة بِنْت مُزَاحِم, romanized: Āsiya bint Muzāḥim) was, according to the Qur'an and Islamic tradition, the wife of the Pharaoh of the Exodus and adoptive mother of Moses. Asiya is first mentioned in Surah Al-Qasas in the Quran, identified as Bithiah in the Jewish tradition. She is revered by Muslims as one of the four greatest women of all time, and according to a prophetic narration in Sahih al-Bukhari, the second greatest ever after Mary. She is believed to have secretly accepted monotheism after witnessing the miracle of Moses. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Asiya is the 188th most popular companion (down from 141st in 2019). (down from 209th in 2019)

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Among companions, Asiya ranks 188 out of 784Before her are Margaret of Provence, Barbara Radziwiłł, Isabella of Angoulême, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Maria Theresa of Austria, and Wahshi ibn Harb. After her are Stateira I, Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon, Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, Matilda of Ringelheim, and Gorgo, Queen of Sparta.

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