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Era: Pre-Islamic Arabia
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Asiya daughter of Muzahim, the wife of Pharaoh. ²

Al-Bukhari relates that the Prophet said many men reached perfection, but among women only Asiya the wife of Pharaoh and Maryam daughter of Imran reached it. ²

The rest of her story needs an additional source and is not set out here.

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Mentioned in: Bukhari 3411 — Asiya and Maryam· Muslim 2430 — Maryam and Asiya perfected; Aisha as tharid over other food· Qur'an 28:9· Qur'an 66:11

People and things also explored

Maryam bint Imran (Mary)· Abu Musa al-Ashari· Aisha bint Abi Bakr· Muhammad· Bukhari 3411 — Asiya and Maryam· Muslim 2430 — Maryam and Asiya perfected; Aisha as tharid over other food· Abraham and the one who argued with him about his Lord· al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)

Sources

Sahih al-Bukhari , 3411
Sahih al-Bukhari (al-Bugha edition) , 3230

Sahih Muslim

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Maryam bint Imran (Mary)

Mother of Isa, counted by the Prophet among the perfected women with Asiya, and exempted with her son from Satan's newborn prick.