The Hamad Rising Trials

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The Hamad Rising Trials

For many generations, The Banu Hamad held many traditions, One of such was their tradition of trials they would go under such as the Hamad Rising trials, which consisted of several trials placed into a single category spread out throughout each Hamad’s early years of life. Starting at age ten, and completing at age eighteen. These trials consisted of tests for men and women, each man and woman having their own path of trial they must take. This tradition derived from the trial in which Malik the father of Hamad placed upon Hamad, in which grew Hamad to grow in strength and honor, which led to the children of Hamad’s renown for their bravery and zealousness toward their faith.

 

The trials began at age ten, though often believed to be taught when the child could understand to prepare them for the age ten trials.

 

The Sons of Hamad Trials:

Consisting of trials for men of the Banu Hamad. If failing a trial, the Boy would be able to repeat the trial until it is completed to continue to the next.

 

At age ten, the young boy would be quizzed with his faith of Iman Rashidun, and then tested to see their firmness in the faith. This was to ensure that at a young age, the young man would be disciplined within the laws of Allah and prevent the falling of the Hamad traditions of honor and faith.

 

At age fourteen, the young boy would be sent into the desert to find a predator of the desert and hunt it, in which he would be required to bring its pelt back and the meat. The animal’s pelt often resembled the strength of the young boy and his bravery in which on his return, he would make traditional Badawi armor using the pelt into the armor, to represent his trial of manhood, it may be looked down upon if the boy took a easy way out of a small and weak predator. The meat collected from the pelt or pelts, would be disrupted through charity. Often the parents of the child are often searching for a potential bride once the trial is completed, for a halal courtship may take place upon completion of the age Sixteen trial to be completed.

 

At age sixteen, the young man would be required to pick a fawn of a Qalasheen dune horse, and raise it and give it a name, this horse will be his passage of manhood to show he can not only take care of one other than himself but lead into battle for the sake of Allah. At this point if he has a potential courtship, he may begin courting the maden. 

At age eighteen, He and other members of the Banu Hamad would go and hunt an Animal of Ivory either an elephant or a rhino, in which the young man would lead the hunt. Upon killing the Animal, he would collect the Ivory of the animal and then create his first Seyf (Badawi sword) using the Ivory as the hilt. The young man would then be allowed to get married upon completing the trial, and often a feast will take place in his honor, in which he would be proudly called a Son of Hamad.

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The Daughters of Hamad Trials:

Consisting of trials for women of the Banu Hamad. If failing a trial, the girl would be able to repeat the trial until it is completed to continue to the next.

 

At age ten, the young girl will be quizzed on her faith of Iman Rashidun, to ensure her firmness in her faith, to ensure she will not fall from the righteous path of Allah. This way, she may continue her trials with the proper elegance of her faith and modesty of such.

 

At age fourteen, the young girl will be required with a fellow tribe's women, preferably her mother or a Hamad to go and shear a sheep, this is to teach her to be gentle and kind toward the animal. After completing this task, she will go and make her first personally made hijab, of any decoration she wishes.
Once she completes such, she is to use the rest of the wool into making a small blanket, for her next trial. Often at this time the parents of the daughter may begin keeping an eye open for a possible future halal courtship for their daughter.

Around the age of fifteen the young girl will be given a foal to take care of, raising it into their very own Badawi horse, teaching her mercy and motherhood toward the miskeen (the unfortunate) foal. As the horse reaches 3-4 years old they will have to saddle break it and train with it to prepare it for their trial at age eighteen. She will also be using the blanket made by previous trial as either a saddle pad or for care purpose to the foal 

At the age of sixteen, a woman is allowed to begin halal courting within the Iman Rashidun law, with the guidance of a Mahram, or in a public place where righteous people often stay(Ie. Bakeries, masjids, Tribe Area). The woman will always be under supervision so the couple remains halal and to prevent haram things from happening.

At age eighteen the young girl will get her first classes in combat, starting with Badawi Archery in an act of tradition. One of the first women Heros the Banu Hamad has known was a women named Fatima, in which she at the age of sixteen gathered some women of the tribe to help defend the camp against a enemy tribes invasion, giving them bows and arrows, she herself managed to fire a arrow that struck the skull of the enemy chieftain. With this the woman in trial is to prove her mastery in archery and Horse Archery where she must get a number of bullseyes. This would be her final trial where she will become a true Hamad. Upon completion a feast is hosted in her honor for fulfilling the Hamad Rising Trials, and in this time she will be allowed to marry.

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Zakiyah looks forward to teaching her daughter and preparing her for her trials to come!