ASIYAH اسية
The wife of Pharaoh. One, of the four perfect women (the Virgin Mary, Khadijah, and Fatimah, being the other three). See Mishkatu ‘l-Masabih, xxiv c. 22. She is mentioned in the Qur’an (Sura lxvi. 11): “And God striketh out a parable for those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, ‘My Lord, build for me a house with Thee in Paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his works, and save me from the unjust people.”
The wife of Pharaoh. One, of the four perfect women (the Virgin Mary, Khadijah, and Fatimah, being the other three). See Mishkatu ‘l-Masabih, xxiv c. 22. She is mentioned in the Qur’an (Sura lxvi. 11): “And God striketh out a parable for those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, ‘My Lord, build for me a house with Thee in Paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his works, and save me from the unjust people.”
Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam
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