Talha (name)

Talha or Talhah is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "fruitful tree from heaven". Talha is the name of a well-known sahabi (companion) 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.

7th century people

 * Talha ibn Ubayd Allah (died 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 (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 (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, 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)

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

Artists and entertainers

 * Abu Talha Al-Almani (born Denis Cuspert in 1975), 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

Others

 * Parveen Talha (60s), Indian civil servant
 * Abu Talha al-Sudani, Sudanese member of the Al Qaeda terrorist organization
 * Abderrahmane Talha (80s), Mauritanian jihadist
 * Abu Talhah al Amrikee (born Zachary Adam Chesser in 2001), Bangladeshi-American convicted in 2010 for aiding the al-Shabaab militant group