الرماية في العصر الوسيط بين الرياضة و الجهاد و التسلية

Abstract EN

In the middle ages, Muslims used sports as a means of training and maneuvering on the one hand, and for entertainment and pleasure on the other.

archerywas one of the most famous of those sports, where its importance was linked and took its place through hadiths that were authenticated on the authority of the prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

also, its practical side, after training in jihad, was dominated by fun and entertainment.

the sultans and caliphs went out to hunt in the wilderness on the backs of their horses.

here they combine equestrian sports, hunting and shooting at one time.

the biography of any caliph, sultan, or emir is hardly devoid of his going out to hunt for entertainment first and for training secondly.

the game of nut sport was also in the field of archery and its mastery, so the common people excelled in it, similar to the sultans and rulers, especially in Egypt and the Levant.

so, what is the relationship between archery and jihad ? was archery a private or popular sport ? how did rulers and sultans contribute to the development of this sport ?.