Talib
The term Talib ( Arabic طالب, DMG Ṭālib ) with the meaning “pupil, student” or “knowledge seeker” generally means Koran students as students of a madrasa . Against this background, Talib is also used as an Arabic male first name and also occurs as a family name . The feminine form of the name is Taliba ( Arabic طالبة).
Name bearer
First name
- Talib Kibwe (* 1953), American jazz musician
- Talib Kweli (* 1975), American rapper
- Talib Schabib (1934–1997), Iraqi politician
- Talib Wise (* 1982), American football player and coach
As Kunya
- Abū Tālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib (around 550–619), Arab caravan trader, uncle of the Prophet Mohammed
- Abu Talib al-Makki († 996), Arabic writer and Sufi
- Abu Talib (musician) (1939–2009), American blues and jazz musician
- ʿAlī ibn Abī Tālib (~ 598–661), caliph in Sunni Islam
family name
- Aqib Talib (* 1986), American football player
- Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911–1986), Indian author
- Naji Talib (1917–2012), Iraqi politician and general
- Ramli Ngah Talib (* 1941), Malaysian politician
Others
- The singular form Talib describes a member of the Taliban's Islamist militia .