I received an email from a friend of mine in England and here is the extract of his email;
"You ready for the Royal Wedding? Were getting excited over here".
Got another message from a friend of mine in FB and her message was ;
"Today is your weekend, right? Bolehla tgk d royal wedding :):) My dad has been watching all the documentaries on astro. Tak sangka he's the type to be interested in such stuff!"
Another one posted on her FB status ;
": apparently not a lot of people is taking leave for the wedding. road is still jammed up but i managed to get to the office before 9. :)"
No, I am not going to blog about THE wedding. Instead, I am going to blog about "THE G1FT".
Sports isn't just about physical activities. It is still, but it is also about branding, marketing, advertisement, commercial, business and to certain extent, politics.
Prophet Muhammad S.A.W said in one of his hadith " A healthy mind comes from healthy body " and another one " Teach your children archery, swimming and horse riding ".
One might argue, the Prophet Muhammad however did not mention about Golf ? Formula 1? Football ? and Tennis ? i.e. THE G1FT ?
My respond to that, do not be too naive and let us think outside the box. Prophet Muhammad S.A.W was a visionary leader. He said it but up to his ummah to interpret his saying to suit the current situation as long as it is within the ambit of Islamic principals, teachings , rules and guidelines. Let us examine how can we relate with the G1FT that I mentioned earlier with Prophet Muhammad S.A.W hadith;
1. Archery- This sports is all about "focus" and one's state of mind, body and soul. It does not require an individual to have certain body shapes and physique i.e. height and weights to excel in this sports. It is all about the mind and soul games. Which of those that I have mentioned fit the descriptions ? Any guess ?
Answer : Tennis and Golf !
2. Swimming - Why on earth did Prophet Muhammad who spent most of his time in Arabian Peninsular - Makkah and Medina and yet he encouraged his ummah to learn swimming ? I have the explanation. My view, swimming requires speed, endurance , techniques such as breathing and distance with the aim and focus to finish from one end to another. You need to have certain physics to success in this sports and activities. Which sports resemble this ?
Answer : Football
3. Horse Riding
Firstly, you need a good horse breed and speed to finish the race on the podium; and Secondly, you need to have "good relationship and understanding " with the horse to achieve the first ; Thirdly - Endurance . Similar to Formula 1 racing, right ? You need to have a good engine = horse and " relationship and understanding" i.e. F1 drivers provide input to the engineers on the condition of the car for the car to be reliable and perform during the race. Does this fit to my earlier description ? Which sports fit this one ?
Answer : Motor Racing or Formula 1
It is still about physical activities, commercial activities which include branding, marketing and advertisement and tourism. It is about $$ and cents. We are not talking about just few thousands dollar but millions dollar a week.
Still, to me archery, swimming and horse riding shall be encouraged among us as it is healthy for body, mind and souls.
I shall write more about THE G1FT in the next entry. Stay tune.......
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