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دِرْعُ الْفَتْحِ

A shield to be defended. A tradition to be revived.

Conquest Shield returns for its third annual edition — two days of traditional target archery hosted by Iḥyā ar-Rimāyah, the school of Mamlūk and Arab Archery. On 16–17 May 2026 the community gathers at Al Fursan farm in Philippi, Cape Town.

The competition revives a discipline carried through the classical Islamic world: the bow drawn not for spectacle but as a practised art — with adab, intention and careful form. Archers compete across two days and two categories, from Al-Ashbāl to experienced adults.

More than a tournament, it is a gathering — families, spectators and vendors around a living tradition. Every arrow loosed honours those who kept this knowledge, and every edition widens the circle who carry it forward, in shā’ Allāh.

إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ

Actions are by intentions