Asiya (
Arabic: آسية), also known as
Asiya bint Muzahim, is revered by Muslims as one of the greatest women of all time, other three are
Mary (mother of
Jesus),
Khadija (wife of
Muhammad) and
Fatimah (daughter of Muhammad). She was the wife of
the Pharaoh (in Arabic pronounced "Fir'awn"), who reigned during
Moses's (Arabic:
Musa) time. The
Qur'an chronicles her as a great person and she is respected all the more by Muslims as she was married to a man said to be one of the most evil men in history, but never lost faith in
God and remained steadfast in prayer and belief. She declared her faith in the message of God after witnessing the miracle of Moses in the Court of Pharaoh and after witnessing the death of another believing woman under torture. Pharaoh tried to turn her away from the God of Moses and sought her mother's help. But Asiya refused to reject the God of Moses. On Pharaoh's order, she was tortured to death.