Medina in Temboro Part – 2
Particularly among Muslims around the World “Horse Riding” is an almost forgotten Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)!
Did you know that Islam and horses have been linked since the inception of Islam? In the Quran, the holy book of Muslims, there is even an entire chapter – Surah Al-‘Âdiyât – devoted to horses. Also, there are several traditions called hadith that speak of these beautiful creations of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala.
In fact, horse riding is a Sunnah sport, which means that our beloved Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ peace be upon him, highly recommended horse riding as a sport, just like swimming and archery.
The Prophet, ﷺ peace be upon him, encouraged his followers to engage in physical exercise and told parents to let their children play a sport by teaching them to swim, ride horses, or shoot archery.
The World Largest Madrasa “Pondok Pesantren Al-Fatah Temboro” has about 300 horses. Al-Fatah Islamic Boarding School is better known as one of the centers of the Tablighi Jamaat (Following by Nizamudidin, India) in Southeast Asia. This Madrasa not only teaching Quran & Fiqh but also educating students about pre-Islamic Arabia and Islamic culture with positive qualities of chivalry, bravery. Horses are also symbolic of the first generation of Muslims. Temboro Madrasa encourages students to learn horse riding. Madrasa director K.H. Ubaidillah Ahror also one of the best horse rider.
There are two short videos, one it shows how little Madrasa kids are learning horse riding! The course itself is designed to teach beginners on how to approach the horses, taking care of them and making connection with them. Tabligh news 365 correspondent spoke with one of the little kids who replied, “I have to admit that before the course I was a bit nervous hanging around horses but then after the horse that I rode did let me make a connection with him it did change my attitude and approach towards horses.”
The battle of Badr was fought on Tuesday, 13th March 624 CE, on the 17th Ramadan 2 AH (after Hijrah) in the Islamic calendar. The Muslims were greatly outnumbered by the Quraysh tribe, whose army on this occasion consisted of approximately 1,000 men, including 100 horses.
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