SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MONGOLS & THE MUSLIM WARRIORS DURING THE LIFETIME OF MUHAMMAD

The picture displayed above shows the Medieval Mongolian warriors and their arms. Incidentally, most of the features depicted in the above picture exactly fit with the lifestyle of the medieval Muslim warriors during the lifetime of Muhammad.

SOME OF THE IMPORTANT FEATURES DEPICTED IN THE ABOVE PICTURE IS:

1/ Eagle (Falcon, Hawks) used for hunting

2/ Hunting dogs

3/ Riding Horse

4/ Rabbit

5/ Costume of the warrior riding the horse

6/ Shoes and lace of the warrior on the ground

7/ Trouser of the warrior sitting on the ground

8/ Half-Shaven head of the warrior sitting on the ground

9/ Plaits of hair of the warrior sitting on the ground

10/ Spear

11/ Bow and Arrows

12/ Archery

SAHIH HADITHS SUPPORT SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE LIFESTYLE OF MONGOLS WITH MUHAMMAD AND HIS COMPANIONS

Ironically, the above picture of the Mongol warriors exactly coincides with the lifestyle of the earlier Muslim warriors during the lifetime of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam.

Here is the supporting evidence from Islam’s most trusted source – ‘THE SAHIH SITTA’

The evidence is hidden in Islam’s most trusted hadiths in the form of riddles are contradicting with the history of Islam written by the early Islamic scholars like Ibn Ishaq and Al-Tabari.

THE EARLY HISTORIANS OF ‘SIRAT RASUL ALLAH’ AND AL-TABARI DISAGREES THE LIFESTYLE OF MONGOLS WITH MUHAMMAD AND HIS COMPANIONS

According to the early history of Islam written by Ibn Ishaq and Al-Tabari:

1/ Muhammad belonged to Mecca (Saudi Arabia), the peninsula part of Arabia.

2/ He never crossed the northern borders of today’s Saudi Arabia, after proclaiming himself as the prophet.

3/ He lived in Medina (Saudi Arabia) until his death.

4/ He and his companions conquered only the peninsula part of Arabia (i.e. Saudi Arabia), during his lifetime.

THE CONTRADICTION BETWEEN THE HADITHS AND THE MUSLIMS’ HISTORY OF ISLAM

Both Sahih hadiths and the history of Islam are written by the early scholars of Islam. Unfortunately, both are contradicting each other. The irony is the history of Islam is in plain text which contradicts the geological and historical evidence.

Whereas the information available in ‘Sahi Sitta’ hadiths in ‘secret codes’ or in riddle form widely coincide with the social, geological, and historical evidence available in support of the northern Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia and Central Asia.

 THE LIFESTYLE OF MUHAMMAD AND HIS COMPANIONS PORTRAYED IN SAHIH HADITHS IS EXACTLY FIT WITH MONGOLS

The following evidence is the short form of hadiths describing the lifestyle of the Muslim warriors that coincides with the lifestyle of the warriors of Medieval Central Asia, and Mongolia in particular:

1/ USAGE OF FALCON, EAGLE, AND HAWKS

Muhammad permits to use of falcon, eagle, and hawks for hunting. (Malik: Book 25: Hadith 25.2.8)

 2/ USAGE OF HUNTING DOGS

Game killed by the trained dog (trained by the Muslims) is permissible to eat. (Sahih Muslim: Book 21: Hadith 4747)

 3/ USAGE OF HORSES

a/ Muhammad conducted horse races to train his companions (warriors). (Sahih Al-Bukhari: Book 1: Volume 8: Hadith 412)

b/ Muhammad himself was the best amongst the horse riders. (Sahih Al-Bukhari: Book 4: Volume 52: Hadith 114)

c/ Muhammad forbade his companions to eat the meat of the donkey and allowed to eat the meat of Horse. (Sahih Al-Bukhari Book 5: Volume 59: Hadith 530)

 4/ RABBIT HUNTERS

Sahaba (companions of Muhammad) presented thighs of hunted rabbits to Muhammad. (Sahih Al-Bukhari: Book 3: Volume 47: Hadith 746)

 5/ COSTUME OF MUHAMMAD

Muhammad wore Inbijaniya (a woolen garment without marks) similar to the man depicted in the above picture. (Sahih Al-Bukhari: Book 1: Volume 8: Hadith 369)

 6/ USAGE OF SHOES AND LACE

Muhammad and his warriors wore shoes, which is very uncommon among the Saudi Arabian. (Sahih Muslim: Book 1: Hadith 415)

 7/ MUHAMMAD WORE TROUSER

Muhammad wore trousers instead of ‘Izar’ the traditional Arab garment. (Abu Dawud: Book 22: Hadith 3330)

 8/ HALF-SHAVEN HEAD WAS PRACTICED BY SAHABA (COMPANIONS OF MUHAMMAD)

As depicted in the above picture, the companions of Muhammad practiced half-shaven head, which is the tradition of Medieval Mongols.

Muhammad forbade his companions from practicing the half-head shaved. (Sahih Muslim: Book 24: Hadith 5289)

(Probably, during the early days of Muhammad’s mission his Mongol companion might have practiced it. After entering into the Arab land in later years Muhammad could have forbidden the practice of half-head shaved.)

 9/ MUHAMMAD HAD FOUR PLAITS OF HAIR

Muhammad had four plaits of hair similar to the Medieval Mongols. (Abu Dawud: Book 33: Hadith 4179)

WEAPONS OF MUHAMMAD AND HIS COMPANIONS

The image created regarding the medieval Arab warrior is riding on a horse with a sword in his hand. But it is not true. There are multiple hadiths that authenticate spears, archery, bow, and arrows as the weapons of Muhammad and his companions, which also are the weapons of the medieval warriors from Central Asia.  

 10/ SPEARS ARE THE WEAPONS OF THE MUSLIMS DURING MUHAMMAD’S LIFETIME

Muhammad trained his companions to play the spears at the mosque. He himself took part in the spear play. (Sahih Al-Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 8, Number 445)

 11/ BOW AND ARROWS ARE THE WEAPONS OF THE MUSLIMS DURING MUHAMMAD’S LIFETIME

a/ The Prophet said, "Whoever passes through our mosques or markets with arrows should hold them by their heads lest he should injure a Muslim." (Sahih Al-Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 8, Number 443)

b/ Muhammad said: None of you should give up playing with his arrows. (Sahih Muslim: Book 20: Hadith 4712)

C/ PARADISE GUARANTEED FOR THE ARROW SHOOTERS

Muhammad said: He who causes an arrow to hit its mark in Allah's cause will have it counted as a degree for him (in Paradise). (Abu Dawud: Book 29: Hadith 3954)

12/ ARCHERY

a/ Muhammad played a game of archery with his companions so as to trained them. (Sahih Al-Bukhari: Volume 4: Book 52: Number 152)

B/ MUHAMMAD HAD MORE FAITH IN ARCHERY THAN ALLAH

The Messenger of Allah said while delivering a sermon from the pulpit: Prepare to meet them (enemies) with as much strength as you can afford. Beware, strength consists in archery. Beware, strength consists in archery. Beware, strength consists in archery. (Sahih Muslim: Book 20: Hadith 4711)

C/ PARADISE GUARANTEED FOR THE ARCHERS

The Prophet said, “three persons to enter Paradise for one arrow: the maker when he has a good motive in making it, the one who shoots it, and the one who hands it; so shoot and ride, but your shooting is dearer to me than your riding. Everything with which a man amuses himself is vain except three (things): a man's training of his horse, his playing with his wife, and his shooting with his bow and arrow. (Abu Dawud: Book 14: Hadith 2507)

CONCLUSION: The above hadiths are strong proof for Muhammad and his earlier companions had the links with the countries surrounding The Caspian Sea and Central Asia.