Talha, name meaning in Islam.

Talha (طَلْحَة) is an Arabic name for boys, taken from a word in the Quran. It means a kind of acacia tree.

Meaning and root

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

Is Talha in the Quran?

Paradise has talh trees layered with fruit (56:29). Sahih International gives banana trees; many commentators explain talh as a kind of acacia.

How to say and write Talha

Say it TAL-hah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Talhah and Talah. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ط ṭa + ل lam + ح ḥa + ة ta marbuta.

Choosing Talha

Many parents choose Talha to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Talha bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Talha

• Talhah ibn Ubaydullah, one of the ten promised Paradise, who shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud

Names like Talha

• Zubair
• Saad
• Usama

1. Quran 56:29, translation by Sahih International.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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