Aasiyah bint Mazahim ,
the wife of Pharaoh
The Holy Quran has
presented Aasiyah bint Mazahim as one of the best role models for women.
Aasiyah greatness is in the fact that although she was the wife of one of the most Powerful, arrogant and tyrant rulers of Egypt, she was able to see and accept the truth in message of Prophet Moses.
For her, wealth, beauty or status was not the main criterion of human excellence; she realized that without faith in God, a human being has nothing.
God had chosen her to provide refuge to Moses when he was an infant.
When her maids brought the cradle of Moses from the river, she insisted to Pharaoh that she wanted to adopt that infant as a child:
The wife of Pharaoh said: "(Here is) joy of the eye, for me and for thee: slay him not. It may be that he will be use to us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not (what they were doing)! (Holy Quran 28:9)
Aasiyah bint Mazaahim had 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 mothers help.
But Aasiyah refused to reject the God of Moses.
Pharoah said "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this must be your leader who has taught you magic! Be sure I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you crucified on trunks of palm trees: so shall ye know for certain, which of us can give the more severe and the more lasting punishment!"
(The noble Quran 20:71)
On Pharaoh’s order, she was tortured to death.
The Quran sets her as an example for the believers to stay away from evil and sin despite the full assault of the devil:
God sets forth an example for those who believe- the wife of Pharaoh who said: "My Lord, build for me with You a house in Heaven, and save me from the Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from an unjust people."
(The Noble Quran 66:11)
Aasiyah greatness is in the fact that although she was the wife of one of the most Powerful, arrogant and tyrant rulers of Egypt, she was able to see and accept the truth in message of Prophet Moses.
For her, wealth, beauty or status was not the main criterion of human excellence; she realized that without faith in God, a human being has nothing.
God had chosen her to provide refuge to Moses when he was an infant.
When her maids brought the cradle of Moses from the river, she insisted to Pharaoh that she wanted to adopt that infant as a child:
The wife of Pharaoh said: "(Here is) joy of the eye, for me and for thee: slay him not. It may be that he will be use to us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not (what they were doing)! (Holy Quran 28:9)
Aasiyah bint Mazaahim had 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 mothers help.
But Aasiyah refused to reject the God of Moses.
Pharoah said "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this must be your leader who has taught you magic! Be sure I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you crucified on trunks of palm trees: so shall ye know for certain, which of us can give the more severe and the more lasting punishment!"
(The noble Quran 20:71)
On Pharaoh’s order, she was tortured to death.
The Quran sets her as an example for the believers to stay away from evil and sin despite the full assault of the devil:
God sets forth an example for those who believe- the wife of Pharaoh who said: "My Lord, build for me with You a house in Heaven, and save me from the Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from an unjust people."
(The Noble Quran 66:11)
In this lady, we see the example of supreme sacrifice:
By marrying Pharaoh, Aasiyah bint Muzahim became the Queen of Egypt, she gained everything that she wanted in this worldly life from the materialistic point of view: the best of clothes, food, palaces, jewels, servants and maids, etc.
But she sacrificed all that to be closer to Allah (The One & Only God).
And that is why we see her included by the Prophet in the list of the four women who attained the level of perfection.
It was narrated that Ibn Abbaas
said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) drew
four lines on the ground, then he said, “Do you know what this
is?”
We
said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.”
The
Messenger of Allah said:
“The
best of the women of Paradise are
Khadeejah
bint Khuwaylid,
Fatimah
bint Muhammad,
Aasiyah
bint Mazaahim the wife of Pharaoh,
and
Maryam bint Imraan (Mary)–
may Allah
be pleased with them.”
(Narrated
by Ahmad, 2663. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami, 1135)
It was narrated from Anas that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Sufficient
for you among the women of the world are Maryam the daughter of Imran.
Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid, Fatimah bint Muhammad and Aasiyah the wife of
Pharaoh.”(Narrated and classed as saheeh by al-Tirmidhi, 3878)
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