طه ١
Ṭā, Hā.
طٰهٰ
Taha: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Ṭā Hā
Surah nameThe two letters (ṭā, hā) that open Surah 20 of the Quran
Taha in Islam
Ta-Ha is the first verse of the surah of that name, a Meccan surah addressed to the Prophet ﷺ: “We have not sent down the Quran to you to make you distressed” (20:2). Some scholars counted it among the names of the Prophet ﷺ, without an authentic hadith to support it (Dar al-Iftaʾ of Egypt, fatwa 13878).
Meaning of the name Taha
Ta-Ha combines two letters of the Arabic alphabet, ṭā and hā, which open the twentieth surah and give it its name. As with the other “disjointed letters” of the Quran, their meaning is debated: some commentators saw in them an address (“O man”), others a name of the Prophet ﷺ, to whom the surah immediately speaks; many simply say that Allah alone knows their meaning.
- In Arabic
- طٰهٰ طه
- Transliteration
- Ṭā Hā
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Taha in the Quran?
Taha is the reading of the letters that open a surah of the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
The schools differ: Imam Malik disapproved of taking as a name the letters that open surahs such as Ya-Sin and Ta-Ha (reported by al-Suhayli and Ibn al-Qayyim); the Shafiʿi and Hanbali schools say it is not disliked, and Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaʾ considers it permissible.
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This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Taha in each language
- French
- Taha, Taa-Ha
- English
- Taha
- Spanish
- Taha
- Turkish
- Taha
- Arabic
- طٰهٰ
