Sacred Archery

Mustafa Kani Paperback 9780955087226 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