Talha or Thalha is an Arabic masculine

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, meaning "fruitful tree from heaven". Talha is the name of a well-known

sahabi The Companions of the Prophet () were the Muslim disciples and followers of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who saw or met him during his lifetime. The companions played a major role in Muslim battles, society, hadith narration, and governance ...

(companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad,

Talha ibn Ubayd Allah Ṭalḥa ibn ʿUbayd Allāh al-Taymī (, ) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In Sunni Islam, he is mostly known for being among ('the ten to whom Paradise was promised'). He played an important role in the Battle of Uhud and ...

. 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

(594-656), famous sahabi (companion) of Muhammad * Uthman ibn Talha, sahabi (companion) of Muhammad * Abu Talha al-Ansari (died 654), sahabi (companion) 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 (died 656), son of Talha ibn Ubayd Allah * Ishaq ibn Talha (died 675 or 676), son of Talha ibn Ubayd Allah *

Isa ibn Talha al-Taymi ʿĪsā ibn Ṭalḥa al-Taymī () was a notable of the Quraysh in Medina and is cited as a transmitter of historical reports by early Islamic historians. Family, life and work Isa was a son of Talha ibn Ubaydallah, a prominent companion of Muha ...

(died c. 690s), 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 (died 684–685), Umayyad military commander

Politicians and rulers

* Talha ibn Tahir (died 828), Tahirid governor of Khurasan *

Al-Muwaffaq Abu Ahmad Ṭalḥa ibn Al-Mutawakkil, Jaʿfar ibn al-Mu'tasim, Muḥammad ibn Harun al-Rashid, Hārūn al-Muwaffaq bi'Llah (; 29 November 843 – 2 June 891), better known by his as Al-Muwaffaq Billah (), was an Abbasid dynasty, Abbasid prince ...

(843–891), full name Abu Ahmad Talha ibn Ja'far, Abbasid prince and military leader * Talha ibn Abbas (1569–1571), sultan of the Sultanate of Adal in the Horn of Africa * Talha Jafar (1850-1936), nineteenth century Argobba-Ethiopian rebel and governor * Khondker M. Talha, ambassador of Bangladesh to France and UNESCO * Abu Talha (politician) (born 1939), Bangladeshi politician * Muhammad Talha Mahmood (born 1960), Pakistani senator * Haniza Mohamed Talha (born 1962), Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO)

Academia

* Parveen Talha (60s), Indian civil servant * M. Talha ÇİÇEK (born 1982), Turkish History Professor * Talha Jamal Pirzada (born 1990), Pakistani Chartered Mechanical Engineer * Talha Iqbal (born 1995), Pakistani Medical Engineer * Thalha Khan (born 1999), British Physician

Artists and entertainers

* Abu Talha Al-Almani (born Denis Cuspert in 1975) (1975-2018), German former rapper and ISIL member * Syed Talha Ahsan (born 1979), British poet and translator * Talha Harith (born 1989), Malaysian actor * Talhah Yunus (born 1996), Pakistani songwriter, rapper, filmmaker and musician * Talha Anjum (born 1996), Pakistani songwriter, rapper and musician * Talha Chahour (born 1997), Pakistani actor

Athletes

* Talha Ahmet Erdem, Turkish world champion judoka * Talha Jubair (born 1985), Bangladeshi cricketer * Mohammad Talha (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer * Tayyip Talha Sanuç (born 1999), Turkish professional footballer * Talha Talib (born 1999), Pakistani weightlifter * Talha Ülvan (born 2001), Belgian footballer * Talha Sarıarslan (born 2004), Turkish professional footballer

Others

* Talha Mosque 11th-century mosque in Yemen *

APC Talha The Talha (), is an armoured personnel carrier, armoured personnel carrier (APC) developed by Pakistan's Heavy Industries Taxila, Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) in the early 2000s. Overview Background Throughout the Cold War, the Pakistan Arm ...

, an armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed and manufactured in Pakistan * Abu Talha (disambiguation) *

Arabic name Arabic names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from Arabic-speaking and also non-Arab Muslim countries have not had given name, given, middle name, middle, and family names but rather a chain of names. This system ...

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