Talha (name)
Talha or Thalha is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "fruitful tree from heaven". Talha is the name of a well-known sahabi of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Talha ibn Ubayd Allah. He is renowned for saving Muhammad's face from an arrow by holding his hand in the way.
People with this name
7th century people
- Talha ibn Ubayd Allah, famous sahabi of Muhammad
- Uthman ibn Talha, sahabi of Muhammad
- Abu Talha al-Ansari, sahabi of Muhammad
- Umm Ishaq bint Talha ibn Ubayd Allah, daughter of Talha ibn Ubayd Allah and wife of Hasan ibn Ali
- A'isha bint Talha, daughter of Talha ibn Ubayd Allah
- Muhammad ibn Talha, son of Talha ibn Ubayd Allah
- Ishaq ibn Talha, son of Talha ibn Ubayd Allah
- Isa ibn Talha al-Taymi, son of Talha ibn Ubayd Allah
- Talha ibn Hasan, son of Hasan ibn Ali and his wife Umm Ishaq bint Talha bin Ubayd Allah
- Talha ibn Abd Allah al-Khuza'i, Umayyad military commander
Politicians and rulers
- Talha ibn Tahir, Tahirid governor of Khurasan
- Al-Muwaffaq, full name Abu Ahmad Talha ibn Ja'far, Abbasid prince and military leader
- Talha ibn Abbas, sultan of the Sultanate of Adal in the Horn of Africa
- Talha Jafar, nineteenth century Argobba-Ethiopian rebel and governor
- Khondker M. Talha, ambassador of Bangladesh to France and UNESCO
- Abu Talha (politician), Bangladeshi politician
- Muhammad Talha Mahmood, Pakistani senator
- Haniza Mohamed Talha, Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council
Academia
- Parveen Talha, Indian civil servant
- M. Talha ÇİÇEK, Turkish History Professor
- Talha Jamal Pirzada, Pakistani Chartered Mechanical Engineer
- Talha Iqbal, Pakistani Medical Engineer
- Thalha Khan, British Physician
Artists and entertainers
- Abu Talha Al-Almani, German former rapper and ISIL member
- Syed Talha Ahsan, British poet and translator
- Talha Harith, Malaysian actor
- Talhah Yunus, Pakistani songwriter, rapper, filmmaker and musician
- Talha Anjum, Pakistani songwriter, rapper and musician
- Talha Chahour, Pakistani actor
Athletes
- Talha Ahmet Erdem, Turkish world champion judoka
- Talha Jubair, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Mohammad Talha, Pakistani cricketer
- Tayyip Talha Sanuç, Turkish professional footballer
- Talha Talib, Pakistani weightlifter
- Talha Ülvan, Belgian footballer
- Talha Sarıarslan, Turkish professional footballer
Others
- Talha Mosque 11th-century mosque in Yemen
- APC Talha, an armoured personnel carrier designed and manufactured in Pakistan
- Abu Talha (disambiguation)
- Arabic name