Every culture mastered marksmanship of using the bow and arrow throughout history from the era of ancient Egypt to the Ottoman empire, Roman empire, Persian empire also Eastern Asia. Even in the middle ages the British were known for their longbows. Existence of archery even predates these civilisations by thousands of years with historical proof and records. Archery was a high noble act in all cultures. For instance in Eastern Asia in the Zhou dynasty, Archery was one of six noble arts. Confucius himself was an archery teacher.
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Archery was widespread throughout the world in all ages. It was used in warfare, military advantages, sports and hunting. Archery started declining when gunpowder was introduced and soon became obsolete.
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In the era of prophet Muhammad (SAW), Archery was very dominant. It was stressed upon to practice and learn this skill. The messenger himself use to encourage people, and also use to observe people competing with one another.