Did the Prophet have bows, and did they have names like Al-Katūm, Al-Safra’ and Al-Saddād?
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, had several bows for jihad. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned that he had six bows: al-Zawra', al-Rawha', al-Safra', al-Bayda', al-Katūm (which was broken on the day of Uhud and taken by Qatadah ibn al-Nu'man), and al-Sadad. Ibn Jama'ah al-Kinani stated that some of them were made of Nab' wood and some of Showhat wood, while Ibn Sayyid al-Nas mentioned five of them. This information is usually cited by biographers and historians, and it is not necessary to firmly assert its authenticity due to their leniency in narrating accounts of battles and biographies. Currently, there is no physical trace or remnant of any of these bows or other relics of his.
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