Girls' names
Asiya
Pillar, one who heals
آسِيَة
Asiya
Pillar, one who heals
Direct Quranicgirlarabic
Pronunciation
Asiya
Arabic
آسِيَة
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Root
ʾ-s-w
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah at-Tahrim 66:11
Alternate spellings
AsiyahAasiya
Origin & meaning
Asiya bint Muzahim, the wife of Pharaoh who raised the infant Musa ﷺ. One of the four greatest women of Paradise. Her dua is recorded in the Quran.
Quranic source
Surah at-Tahrim 66:11
Notable bearers
- · Asiya bint Muzahim
Themes
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).