طَلْحَة

Talha

طلحہ

Say it: TAL-ha · /ˈtəl.ɦaː/

Boy nameArabicFrom Hadith / Sahaba

Meaning

“A kind of acacia tree”

ایک عشرہ مبشرہ صحابی؛ کیکر کا درخت

What scholars say side by side

Deobandi

دیوبندی

Darul Uloom Deoband

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Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Are these names suitable for my nephew according to our religion?" (Fatwa 585/408=L/1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/11346; read via islamqa.org mirror

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Darul Uloom Deoband

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Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested for a convert.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Can a person legally change their religion to Islam but keep their original name?" (Fatwa 653/497/D=1431); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/21614; read via islamqa.org mirror

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2 more rulings

Darul Uloom Deoband

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Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Can you suggest a name from the Quran for my newborn born on 28 August 2013 at 9:20 pm?" (Fatwa 1328/1328/M=11/1434); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/48426; read via islamqa.org mirror

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Darul Uloom Deoband

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Deoband: recommended by Deoband - good.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is it possible for a boy to be named ARHAM?" (Fatwa 734/557/D=8/1438); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/Islamic-Names/150491; read via islamqa.org mirror

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Arab & international fatwa bodies

عرب و بین الاقوامی دار الافتاء

Jordan Iftaa

Permissible

Unisex name suggested for a miscarried child of unknown sex.

Jordan Iftaa Article 6004 (Abu Arqoub, 2022)

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Mufti of Malaysia (WP)

Permissible

Plant name borne by a Companion; also a unisex name for a miscarried child (#2025).

Mufti WP Malaysia, Al-Kafi #946

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Famous people named Talha

Sahaba

Talhah ibn Ubaidullah · d. 656

حضرت طلحہ بن عبید اللہ رضی اللہ عنہ

One of the ten promised Paradise; shielded the Prophet with his hand at Uhud, leaving it paralysed.

What the references say

Jamia Banuri Town names listSahaba Open →
Dawat-e-Islami, Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkamعَشَرَۂ مُبَشَّرَہ(یعنی جنَّت کی خصوصی بشارت پانے والے دس صحابہ کرام)کے پیارے پیارے نام Open →
Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah (Ibn Hajar)Sahabi, Tabi'i, Tabi'iyah, Contemporary of the Tabi'een (Taqrib tabaqah 6), Hadith narrator (later generation), Hadith narrator (no Taqrib tabaqah) - e.g. طلحة بن البراء الأنصاري Open →
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Namesa single acacia tree Open →
Quranic Arabic Corpusmasculine lemma of a feminine name (reviewer to confirm): طَلْح (Noun, 1x) Open →
Qabas Arabic lexiconroot ط ل ح; gender Girl; type اسم علم; Same word (vowels match)

Questions about Talha

What does Talha mean?

Talha means “A kind of acacia tree”. In Urdu: ایک عشرہ مبشرہ صحابی؛ کیکر کا درخت.

Is Talha a boy or girl name?

Talha is a boy's name.

What is the origin of Talha?

Talha is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is ط ل ح.

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Abu Talhaابو طلحہ

Kunya of Abu Talhah al-Ansari (Zayd ibn Sahl), a Sahabi who fought at BadrBoy

Muhammad Talhaمحمد طلحہ

Praised one (Muhammad); Talha, the talh (acacia) treeBoy

Tulaihahطلیحہ

Little acacia tree (diminutive of talhah)Unisex

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Pleasant, admirable; light rain (plural of tall)Boy

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Face, countenance, appearanceUnisex

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Eager seekerBoy

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Talqطلق

Cheerful, freeBoy