The place and importance of sports in islamthe place and importance of sports in Islam

The aim of this study is to examine the perspective of Islam on sports and physical activities, to reveal the importance of sports at the individual and social level from an Islamic perspective, and to analyze how Islam's teachings on sports overlap with the modern understanding of sports. In addition, how the importance given to physical health in Islam is supported through sports and how this understanding is embodied through historical and contemporary examples are also among the main objectives of the research. This study aims to explain the principles of Islam that support physical health and the impact of sports on Muslim societies. The human need for sports, games and entertainment is an indisputable fact. For this reason, sports, games and entertainment are widely practiced in social life today as they were in the past. The nature of human beings reveals that they cannot remain in the same state all the time and will change at different times and places. Therefore, just as man needs serious work, worship and devotion, he also needs activities such as sports, games and entertainment. Such activities vary according to the needs of society, based on traditions. Although different activities are practiced, the framework and regulations set by Islam on sports, games and entertainment are sufficient to meet people's needs. This is because the commands and prohibitions of Allah and the words and practices of His Messenger are for the good of humanity and regulate people's lives in every time, place and age. Therefore, there is a need to determine the regulations and provisions of Islam on this subject and to present these provisions. In this context, this study aims to examine the activities that fall within the scope of sports, games and entertainment, the fiqh provisions of some newly emerging activities and the evaluation of these activities in terms of fiqh, the opinions of scholars on this issue, and whether the newly emerging activities had similar ones during the time of Resulullah, and the provisions of those that did and did not.