EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN EARLY HISTORY ISLAM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ advised the parents”Teach your children to swim and throw darts,change them that they must be able to mount a horse securely and make them recite verses.
A
Caliph Omar
B
Caliph Abu Bakr
C
Caliph Usman
D
Caliph Ali
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In a hadith narrated from Ibn Umar (ra), our beloved Prophet (saws) said “Teach your children swimming, archery and horse riding”. In Sahih Muslim, the Prophet (saws) said, “Practice archery and practice horse riding, and that you practice archery is more beloved to me than that you practice riding.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Thy Lord hath decreed, that ye worship none save Him, and (that ye show) kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, say not “Fie” unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word. Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hadith about horses The Prophet said: ‘A horse can be kept for one of three purposes: for a man it can be a source of reward; for another it can be a means of life; and for a third it can be a burden (a source of sin).

Detailed explanation-4: -Allah swears by the horses when they are made to gallop into battle in His path (i.e., Jihad), and thus they run and pant, which is the sound that is heard from the horse when it runs. (Striking sparks of fire.) meaning, the striking of their hooves on the rocks, which causes sparks of fire to fly from them.

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