طه

From طَاء (ṭāʔ) +‎ هَاء (hāʔ), the names of the letters ط and ه, in reference to the surah Ta-Ha, named after its “mysterious letters”, sometimes interpreted as referring obliquely to Muhammad.

• IPA^(key): /tˤaː.haː/

طٰهٰ • (ṭāhā) m

1. a male given name, Taha
2. the Islamic prophet Muhammad
   • 14th century AH, سَيِّد رِضَا الْهِنْدِي, اَلْقَصِيدَة الْكَوْثَرِيَّة, describing Ali:

     مَنْ قَدَّمَهُ طٰهٰ وَمَنْ *** أَهْلُ الْإِسْلَامِ لَهُ أَمَّرَ؟

     man qaddamahu ṭāhā waman *** ʔahlu l-ʔislāmi lahu ʔammar?

     Who did Tāhā place at the forefront and who *** did he assign as a leader for the people of Islam?

   • 2010, Taha Channel, “طه يا نبينا”, Muḥammad Shuʿayb (music)‎^[1]:

     طٰهٰ يَا نَبِينَا / يَا رَحْمَة الله فِينا

     Tāhā, O our prophet / O mercy of God upon us

   • 2018, Aḥmad al-Fatlāwī, “مُضَحّي مِن وَراء حِجاب”‎^[2], describing Ali:

     لِوَاءٌ تَوَشَّحَ بِالْمَكْرُمَاتِ / وَلَيْثٌ يَصُولُ عَلَىٰ الْعَادِيَاتِ / وِمِنْبَرُ حَقٍّ لِطٰهَ الْأَمِينْ / وَعِزٌّ وَفَخْرٌ لَدَىٰ الْمُسْلِمِينْ

     liwāʔun tawaššaḥa bi-l-makrumāti / walayṯun yaṣūlu ʕalā l-ʕādiyāti / wiminbaru ḥaqqin liṭāha al-ʔamīn / waʕizzun wafaḵrun ladā l-muslimīn

     A commander donned in virtues / And a lion that pounces on the aggressors / And a righteous platform for Tāhā the trustworthy / And honour and pride amongst the Muslims

3. The 20th chapter (sūra) of the Qur'an

• → Classical Persian: طَاهَا (tāhā)