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Asiya's name does not appear in the Qur'an, but [[exegetes]] have taken "the wife of Pharaoh" which has occurred twice in the Qur'an to refer to Asiya. According to the verse 9 of [[Qur'an 28]], when the baby Moses (a) was taken out of the river, Asiya was there and encouraged the Pharaoh to keep him alive.<ref>Qummī, ''Tafsīr Qummī'', vol. 2, p. 135.</ref> Moreover, Asiya is admired in the verse 11 of [[Qur'an 14]] (as believing in [[God]] despite her companionship with the Pharaoh), in contrast to the wives of [[Noah (a)]] and [[Lot (a)]], who were [[infidel]]s despite their companionship with prophets.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 19, p. 344.</ref> According to this latter verse, Asiya asked God to give her a house in the Heaven and save her from the Pharaoh and the cruel people.<ref>Qurʾān, 66:11.</ref>