Veve Zulfikar was born Veryal Eisha Aqila as the eldest child of five siblings from a married couple Zulfikar Mohammad Basyaiban (or also known as Mohammad Miqdar Zulfikar or Zyal Fikar during his debut at Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran) and Riza Fitriya Zahro.[4] Her three younger siblings included Zahwa Heyralva Zahra (Zara Zulfikar Basyaiban), Mohammad Haidar Ashraaf (Haidar Zulfikar Basyaiban), Avro Humaira (Maira Zulfikar Basyaiban), and Helwa Zulfikar Basyaiban.[3] Her father was an international qāriʾ from Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, who founded the House of Tilawah Al-Qur'an since 2013, an educational institution for Islamic boarding schools that focuses on the study of the Quranic qira'at.[5] Her grandfather, Habib Muhammad Rozi Syihab Basyaiban, is the founder and leader of the Pondok Pesantren Sabilun Najah Watukosek, an islamic boarding school that teaches the Quranic science in Pasuruan Regency.[5]