Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Many men have attained the rank of perfection, but among women, only Maryam bint Imran and Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh, have reached the rank of perfection. And Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) has superiority over all other women just as tharid has superiority over all other foods.