Notable FiguresṢaḥīḥ hadith

Āsiyaآسِيَة

Also known as wife of Pharaoh

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The wife of Pharaoh, set forth in the Qur'an as an example for the believers: she prayed for a home with Allah in Paradise and kept her faith amid tyranny. Named in hadith among the best of women.

The name

Not named in the Qurʼan, which calls her "the wife of Pharaoh" (66:11); the name comes from hadith.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ hadith

Duʿāʾ — in their own words
The wife of Pharaoh, set forth as an example for the believers · 66:11
رَبِّ ٱبْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتًا فِى ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِى مِن فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهِۦ وَنَجِّنِى مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

Rabbi bni lī ʿindaka baytan fi l-jannati wa-najjinī min firʿawna wa-ʿamalihi wa-najjinī mina l-qawmi ẓ-ẓālimīn

My Lord, build for me a house with You in Paradise, save me from Pharaoh and his deeds, and save me from the wrongdoing people.

Relationships
HusbandFirʿawnPharaoh, whom she opposed in faith
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