Naat (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|[[wikt:نعت|نعت]]; Bengali: [[wikt:নাত|নাত]] and Punjabi) is poetry in praise of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. The practice is popular in South Asia (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh), commonly in Urdu, Bengali or Punjabi. People who recite Naat are known as Naat Khawan or sanaa-khuaan. Exclusive "Praise to Allah" and Allah alone is called Hamd, not to be confused with 'Na'at'.[1] [2] [3]
In Arab countries, lyrics and praises said for Muhammad are called Madih nabawi.
One early author, Hassan, was known as Shair-e Darbaar-e Risalat. Before converting to Islam he was a poet, and after converting, he started writing Naats in honor of Muhammad.[4] His poetry defended Muhammad in response to rival poets who attacked him and his religion.
Tala al Badru Alayna is a traditional Islamic poem known as nasheed recited to Muhammad when he moved to Medina in 622 CE.[5]
Commonly, the term naʽat shareef (exalted poetry) is reserved for poetry in the praise of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad. In Arabic, na'at is usually called madih (praise) or nasheed (poetry), although the latter can describe any type of religious poetry.
written by Muhammad Naqi Naqvi