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Asiya

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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.Asiya was the wife of Pharaoh and the adoptive mother of Moses, 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 ever.She is believed to have secretly accepted monotheism after witnessing the miracle of Moses. The tradition holds that Asiya worshipped Allah in secret and hid her religion from her husband. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Asiya has received more than 861,722 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Asiya is the 198th most popular companion (up from 500th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 860k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Asiya ranks 198 out of 673Before her are Louise of the Netherlands, Clementia of Hungary, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, and Julia. After her are Fredegund, Blanche of Burgundy, Berenice II of Egypt, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain, and Elizabeth of Austria.

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