Islamic names

Tahiyya, name meaning in Islam

Tahiyya means greeting, a blessed salutation. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.

Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)

تَحِيَّة

Tahiyya

Greeting, a blessed salutation

Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic (Quranic word)
Arabic
تَحِيَّة
Say it
ta-HEE-yah
Root
ح ي ي
In the Quran
Yes, 24:61

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Meaning

Tahiyya, explained

Tahiyya (تَحِيَّة) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means greeting, a blessed salutation.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Tahiyya comes from the root ح ي ي, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Tahiyya in the Quran?

In 24:61 believers greet each other with "a greeting from Allah, blessed and good".

Quran 24:61

لَّيْسَ عَلَى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ حَرَجٌۭ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلْأَعْرَجِ حَرَجٌۭ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلْمَرِيضِ حَرَجٌۭ وَلَا عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَن تَأْكُلُوا۟ مِنۢ بُيُوتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ ءَابَآئِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ إِخْوَٰنِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَخَوَٰتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَعْمَٰمِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ عَمَّٰتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَخْوَٰلِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ خَٰلَٰتِكُمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكْتُم مَّفَاتِحَهُۥٓ أَوْ صَدِيقِكُمْ ۚ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَأْكُلُوا۟ جَمِيعًا أَوْ أَشْتَاتًۭا ۚ فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُم بُيُوتًۭا فَسَلِّمُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ تَحِيَّةًۭ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُبَٰرَكَةًۭ طَيِّبَةًۭ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Laisa 'alal a'maa barajunw wa laa 'alal a'raji barajunw wa laa 'alal mareedi barajun wa laa 'alaa anfusikum an taakuloo mim buyootikum aw buyooti aabaaa'ikum aw buyooti ummahaatikum aw buyooti ikhwaanikum aw buyooti akhawaatikum aw buyooti a'maamikum aw buyooti 'ammaatikum aw buyooti akhwaalikum aw buyooti khaalaatikum aw maa malaktum mafaatihahooo aw sadeeqikum; laisa 'alaikum junaahun an taakuloo jamee'an aw ashtaata; fa izaa dakhaltum buyootan fasallimoo 'alaaa anfusikum tahiyyatam min 'indil laahi mubaarakatan taiyibah; kazaalika yubai yinul laahu lakumul Aayaati la'allakum ta'qiloon

There is not upon the blind [any] constraint nor upon the lame constraint nor upon the ill constraint nor upon yourselves when you eat from your [own] houses or the houses of your fathers or the houses of your mothers or the houses of your brothers or the houses of your sisters or the houses of your father's brothers or the houses of your father's sisters or the houses of your mother's brothers or the houses of your mother's sisters or [from houses] whose keys you possess or [from the house] of your friend. There is no blame upon you whether you eat together or separately. But when you enter houses, give greetings of peace upon each other - a greeting from Allah, blessed and good. Thus does Allah make clear to you the verses [of ordinance] that you may understand.

Quran 24:61. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

How to say and write Tahiyya

Say it ta-HEE-yah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Tahiya and Tahiyyah. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ت ta + ح ḥa + ي ya + ة ta marbuta.

Choosing Tahiyya

Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Tahiyya bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Tahiyya

  1. Quran 24:61, translation by Sahih International.
  2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
  3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions

Good to know

What does Tahiyya mean in Islam?

Tahiyya (تَحِيَّة) means greeting, a blessed salutation. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.

Is Tahiyya in the Quran?

In 24:61 believers greet each other with "a greeting from Allah, blessed and good".

Is Tahiyya a boy or girl name?

Tahiyya is used as a girl's name.

How do you write Tahiyya in Arabic?

Tahiyya is written تَحِيَّة in Arabic, said ta-HEE-yah.

Is it Tahiyya or Tahiya?

Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, تَحِيَّة. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.