Talha or Thalha is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "fruitful tree from heaven". [1] 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.
Hasan ibn Ali was an Alid political and religious leader. The eldest son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Hasan briefly ruled as Rashidun caliph from January 661 until August 661. He is considered as the second Imam in Shia Islam, succeeding Ali and preceding his brother Husayn. As a grandson of the prophet, he is part of the ahl al-bayt and the ahl al-kisa, and also participated in the event of the mubahala.
Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib was a paternal uncle and sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, just three years older than his nephew. A wealthy merchant, during the early years of Islam he protected Muhammad while he was in Mecca, but only became a convert after the Battle of Badr in 624 CE (2 AH). His descendants founded the Abbasid dynasty in 750.
Usaamah ibn Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi was an early Muslim and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Saʿīd ibn Zayd, also known by his kunyaAbūʾl-Aʿwar, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a brother-in-law of Umar.
Fāṭimah bint ʿAmr was the grandmother of Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib and one of the wives of Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim. She was from the Banu Makhzum clan of the Quraysh tribe, unlike her co-wives, most of whom were from outlying tribes and had relatively little influence in Mecca. One of her co-wives, however, was from the Banu Zuhrah clan of the Quraysh.
Al-Ḥārith ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib was one of the uncles of Muhammad. He was the son of Abd al-Muttalib, of the Quraysh in Mecca, by his first wife, Sumra bint Jundab, who was from Hawazin tribe. For a long time his father, who took from him the kunya Abu al-Harith, had no other children.
Ṭalḥa ibn ʿUbayd Allāh al-Taymī was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In Sunni Islam, he is mostly known for being among al-ʿashara al-mubashshara. He played an important role in the Battle of Uhud and the Battle of the Camel, in which he died. According to Sunnis, he was given the title "the Generous" by Muhammad. However, Shia Muslims do not honour him.
Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh ibn Ri'ab was a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who apostated from Islam by converting to Christianity following his migration to Abyssinia in around 615 CE. He is one of the four hanifs mentioned by Ibn Ishaq, the others being Waraka ibn Nawfal, Uthman ibn Huwairith and Zayd ibn Amr.
Banū Taym was a clan of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. The first caliph, Abu Bakr, hailed from the Banu Taym, as did another prominent companion of Muhammad, Talha ibn Ubaydallah.
ʿĀʾisha bint Ṭalḥa was, according to a Sunni source, the daughter of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd Allah and Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr. Umm Kulthum was the daughter of the first Rashidun Caliph, Abu Bakr.
Hamnah bint Jahsh or Hammnah, was a companion of Muhammad.
Ṭalḥa ibn al-Ḥasan was a son of Umm Ishaq and Hasan ibn Ali. He was a grandson of the fourth caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib on his father's side and of Talha ibn Ubayd Allah on his mother's side.
Ubayd Allah, also spelled or transliterated Obaidullah, Obaydullah, Obeidallah, or Ubaydullah, is a male Arabic given name that means "little servant of God".
Fāṭima bint al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī, fl. 7th century, was a daughter of Hasan ibn Ali and Umm Ishaq bint Talha. She was married to Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, and became the mother of Muhammad al-Baqir. Her kunya was Umm ʿAbd Allāh and she was referred to as al-Ṣiddīqa by her husband Ali. It has also been reported that her features were such, that no one in the family of Hasan ibn Ali looked like her.
ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, commonly known as Ibn Umar, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of the second Caliph Umar. He was a prominent authority in hadith and law. He remained neutral during the events of the first Fitna (656–661).
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan ibn Harb, commonly known by her kunyaUmm Habiba, was a wife of Muhammad.
Sakhr ibn Harb ibn Umayya, commonly known by his kunyaAbu Sufyan, was a prominent opponent-turned companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the father of the first Umayyad caliph Mu'awiya I and namesake of the Sufyanid line of Umayyad caliphs which ruled from 661 to 684.
Isḥāq ibn Ṭalḥa ibn ʿUbayd Allāh was a member of the Muslim elite settled in Iraq under Umayyad rule and a transmitter of Muslim tradition. The caliph Mu'awiya I appointed time oversee fiscal affairs in the vast province of Khurasan in 675 or 676, but he died on his way there. He was son of Talha ibn Ubaydallah and his sons and grandsons were transmitters of Muslim tradition in Medina and Kufa.
Umm Isḥāq bint Ṭalḥa ibn ʿUbayd Allāh was the daughter of Talha and one of the wives of Hasan ibn Ali. After his death, she married Hasan's brother, Husayn ibn Ali.