Surah Ghafir..........ayat 77, 78, 79, 80 and ayat 81

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSMm7iwg6Gk
[  commentary ayat 76, 77, and 78  ]



Enter ye the gates of hell, to dwell therein. Evil is the habitation of the scornful. (76) Then have patience (O Muhammad). Lo! the promise of Allah is true. And whether we let thee see a part of that which We promise them, or (whether) We cause thee to die, still unto Us they will be brought back. (77) Verily We sent messengers before thee, among them those of whom We have told thee, and some of whom We have not told thee; and it was not given to any messenger that he should bring a portent save by Allah's leave, but when Allah's commandment cometh (the cause) is judged aright, and the followers of vanity will then be lost. (78) Allah it is Who hath appointed for you cattle, that ye may ride on some of them, and eat of some - (79)  (Many) benefits ye have from them - and that ye may satisfy by their means a need that is in your breasts, and may be borne upon them as upon the ship. (80) And He showeth you His tokens. Which, then, of the tokens of Allah do ye deny? (81)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPnON0GARp8
[  commentary ayat 78  ]


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAtsd6Uskhw&t=618s
[  commentary ayat 78, 79 and 80  ]



"Allah it is Who hath appointed for you cattle, that ye may ride on some of them, .............." - (79)

http://drnikisahak.blogspot.my/2014/11/the-horse-whisperer.html

PS :
a friends asked me years back, " doc, how you can be on a horseback for over 12 hours, not sleeping nor resting, controlling the beast of power as well, not losing your focus, and not losing your way on the hills and track....? "

" well, most of the competition distance were only about 105 to 120 km,  so it is convenient for me to do zikr using asma al husna, one name for one kilometre, to take away the pain and fatigue.

but by 120 km , some of of us would pee frank blood, have aches and pain in all the sinews of the body, and still have 40 km to cover....endurance riding is all about 'mind over matter', beyond some distance. it may be less when you are young but at 50 plus, my age that time when i hit the international circuit, it was very much 'mind over matter'.

in all endurance world cup it has to be 160 km. at jerez, spain, the race was for 160 km. i ran out of names,.....and i wanted to do well too much, towards the end of the race, i was stuck at ya mutakkabir for too long...strong name for resolve and sheer grit, i thot!... i should have stick to ya latif, or ya rahman or ya rahim longer towards the end...ya mutakkbir, too strong a name..........allahualam!"

at my age now i still missed the endorphin highs of a 160 km international rides.
it is high octane endorphin highs all the way from start to finish.