Sacred Archery

Mustafa Kani

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Telhis-i resailat-i rumat, translated from Ottoman Turkish

Including the Forty Prophetic Traditions on Archery from the Kitab of Abdullah Effendi

Select Contents:

• Archery Terminology

• Woods from which bows and arrows are made

• Masters of archery and their techniques

• S'ad Ibn Abi Waqqas

• The Art of Archery and the Holy Quran

• Ibn Arabi's Explanation

• The Mystery of the Qabze (Bowgrip)

• Sayings About the Thumb Lock

• The Archer's Stance for Aiming and Shooting

• The Siper and Sighting

• Concerning Training

• Haki and Pisrev Arrows

• Ceremony of the Receiving of the Qabze

• The Divine Names of al-Wahid and al-Ahad