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**Inenuedbabnor** · 08-13-2012, 02:52 AM

these people make their entire life revolve around their sport. what have we to gain from that?
i have been a sportsman. i used to lift weights in the gym and play football in various positions. it requires one heck of a time to just stay fit let alone improve your skills. why waste my entire day working out, running, jogging, practicing, eating, resting, sleeping? if i told you my time table you would be surprised.

for sports such as shooting etc again you need to spend considerable time to practice everyday. get mad about it. get passionate about it. these are not the things to fall in love with. if done just for winning a medal they are a waste of time.

Yes I agree with what you say.

Just that for some reason when a Muslim makes it to the top it feels good whether it be academics, science or sports.

And just imagine sportsman post-event interviews thanking Allah and saying their victory was due to him e.t.c. I think that can be another way of da'wah since most westerners are sport fanatics and olympics has a big global audience like how prince naseem persistently re-iterated Allah's greatness in the boxing scene.

Sports as an occupation is probably valid - in that way its not a hobby displacing your worship/religious commitments. I do agree that if it is above one's usual occupation, it is likely to waste considerable time. I know a guy who lifts weights and wastes 2 hrs after work and has been doing for the last 2 years. He likes to keep fit and look good. I just see him as wasting considerable precious time.

I think why Muslims performed very poorly is because there is no incentive of material reward and likely most muslim countries dont have sportsmen who are occupationally commited to their sport. I highly doubt we performed badly because we suck at sports.

08-13-2012, 02:52 AM	#11
Inenuedbabnor Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 411 Senior Member	these people make their entire life revolve around their sport. what have we to gain from that? i have been a sportsman. i used to lift weights in the gym and play football in various positions. it requires one heck of a time to just stay fit let alone improve your skills. why waste my entire day working out, running, jogging, practicing, eating, resting, sleeping? if i told you my time table you would be surprised. for sports such as shooting etc again you need to spend considerable time to practice everyday. get mad about it. get passionate about it. these are not the things to fall in love with. if done just for winning a medal they are a waste of time. Yes I agree with what you say. Just that for some reason when a Muslim makes it to the top it feels good whether it be academics, science or sports. And just imagine sportsman post-event interviews thanking Allah and saying their victory was due to him e.t.c. I think that can be another way of da'wah since most westerners are sport fanatics and olympics has a big global audience like how prince naseem persistently re-iterated Allah's greatness in the boxing scene. Sports as an occupation is probably valid - in that way its not a hobby displacing your worship/religious commitments. I do agree that if it is above one's usual occupation, it is likely to waste considerable time. I know a guy who lifts weights and wastes 2 hrs after work and has been doing for the last 2 years. He likes to keep fit and look good. I just see him as wasting considerable precious time. I think why Muslims performed very poorly is because there is no incentive of material reward and likely most muslim countries dont have sportsmen who are occupationally commited to their sport. I highly doubt we performed badly because we suck at sports.
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