وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ ٢٩
And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]
طَلْحَة
Talha: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Ṭalḥa
CompanionIn the Quran“An acacia”: a large thorny tree of the Arabian desert
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Waqi’ah 56:29.
Talha in Islam
Talha ibn ʿUbayd Allah, one of the first Muslims, is one of the ten Companions to whom the Prophet ﷺ gave the good news of Paradise (al-Tirmidhi 3747). At Uhud he shielded the Prophet ﷺ with his hand, which remained paralysed (al-Bukhari 3724). He died at the Battle of the Camel in the year 36 of the Hijra.
Meaning of the name Talha
Talha is the unit noun of talh, the name of a large thorny tree of the Arabian desert, of the acacia family, which gives shade and gum: talha means a single one of these trees. The word talh occurs once in the Quran, among the delights of Paradise: “talh trees layered with fruit” (56:29), which most commentators explain as banana trees. The name is mainly given in memory of the Companion Talha ibn ʿUbayd Allah.
- In Arabic
- طَلْحَة طلحة
- Transliteration
- Ṭalḥa
- Root
- ط ل ح · 1 occurrence in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Talha in the Quran?
Yes: the word Talha appears in the Quran once, in one surah.
In the hadiths
Authentic
Sahih al-Bukhari 3724
I saw Talha's paralyzed hand with which he had protected the Prophet (from an arrow) .
يَدَ طَلْحَةَ الَّتِي وَقَى بِهَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ شَلَّتْ.
Authentic
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3747
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Abu Bakr is in Paradise, 'Umar is in Paradise, 'Uthman is in Paradise, 'Ali is in Paradise, Talhah is in Paradise, Az-Zubair is in Paradise, 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf is in Paradise, Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas is in Paradise, Sa'eed bin Zaid is in Paradise, and Abu…
" أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعُمَرُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعُثْمَانُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعَلِيٌّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَطَلْحَةُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَالزُّبَيْرُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَسَعْدٌ…
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Talha in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Talha in each language
- French
- Talha, Talhah
- English
- Talha, Talhah
- Spanish
- Talha
- Turkish
- Talha
- Arabic
- طَلْحَة
Similar names
See also
- Zubairزُبَيْر Diminutive of zabr, “strength, firmness”; from the root of zubra, “a block of iron”
- Saadسَعْد “Happiness, good fortune”, the opposite of ill luck
- Abdurrahmanعَبْد الرَّحْمَن “Servant of the Most Merciful”, one of the two names most beloved to Allah
- Abu Bakrأَبُو بَكْر A kunya meaning “father of the young camel”, that of the first caliph
