There has been a contestation between the two sides in hadith memes on archery and horseback riding published on Instagram. The first side emphasized that archery and horseback riding must always be conserved as a sunnah of the prophet. The second side underlined that archery and horseback riding can be manifested in a variety of activities, including knowledge and leadership development. Both sides attacked one another through their memes by presenting multiform symbols with a variety of interpretations.
In this research, the hadith memes are collected by utilizing the search engine of Instagram with six keywords: hadis memanah, hadist memanah, hadits memanah, hadis berkuda, hadist berkuda, and hadits berkuda. The results are then classified based on their forms. Their purposes are also categorized to exclude unrelated memes to the contestation. Furthermore, the contestation is analyzed by Bourdeau’s theory of social practice to examine the implication of the hadith memes. In the end, the winning side of the contestation is obviously identified.
There are 38 hadith memes collected by the Instagram search engine are classified into 3 levels. The lowest level is referred to as the active form, which is comprised of 9 memes that do not utilize both the picture and the capture symbol. The next level is referred to as the progressive form, which is comprised of 8 memes that use one or more picture symbols. The highest level is referred to as the innovative form, which is comprised of 21 memes that utilize one or more capture symbols. On the other hand, the purposes of the memes in the contestation are divided into 3 categories. The first category is obvious purpose, which is comprised of 7 memes from the first side and 1 meme from the second side. The second category is evident purpose, which is comprised of 14 memes from the first side and 2 memes from the second side. The third category is coherent purpose, which is comprised of 4 memes from the first side and 1 meme from the second side. This categorization excludes memes that do not represent the purpose of the first and second sides of the contestation.
There are 29 Instagram memes included in the contestation of hadith on archery and horseback riding. 3 memes from the first side introduced the hadith to Instagram users in 2016-2018 with their purpose, which then constructed the habitus in the field. In 2018, memes from the second side started to demonstrate resistance in order to reconstruct the habitus. Likewise, the first side delivered great fightbacks through the further memes. In the end, 2 memes confirmed that the first side's ideological interest is the dominant idea in the field. However, memes from the first side received an average of 325 likes, which is exactly higher than memes from the second side, which received an average of 102 likes
