| Nashit (Arabic: نشیط derived from Persian: نشید) | |
| Nationality: | Persian |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | Second half of the 1st century A.H. in Medina |
| Known For: | Introducing Persian style of singing to Medina |
Nashit (Arabic: نشیط derived from Persian: نشید;) was a singer of Persian origin, acquired as a slave by Abd Allah b. Dja'far b. Abi Talib, and who flourished in the second half of the 1st century A.H. in Medina.
His Persian style of singing was a great success there, compelling other singers to imitate it, but Nashit himself had to learn the Arab style and songs in order to enlarge his repertoire.[1]