Sports and physical activities in Islam: reflections of Muslim participation

• Main Authors: Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel, Md Jani, Haizuran, Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Jabatan Penerbitan, Bahagian Penyelidikan dan Inovasi (BPI), Kolej Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (KUIPSASP 2019
• Subjects: BL Religion; GV Recreation Leisure
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/76248/1/76248_Sports%20and%20physical%20activities%20in%20Islam.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76248/; https://www.kuipsas.edu.my/bahagian/bahagian-penyelidikan-dan-inovasi/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In this article, we examine the understanding of sports and physical activities from the Islamic perspective. We aim at discussing the scholarly views on sports, from both the Muslim as well as Western researchers. We also scrutinise the selected interpretation from the Qur 'an and Hadith as...