A Na`at is a poetry that specifically praises the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The practice is popular in South Asia

(Bangladesh, Pakistan and India), commonly in Pashto, Bengali, Urdu or Punjabi language. People who recite Naat are known as

Naat Khawan or Sana'a-Khua'an in Urdu, Bengali, English, Turkish, Persian, Arabic, Punjabi, Kashmiri and Sindhi Language.

History

It is difficult to trace the history of Na'at Khawani since no authenticated record of when it was initiated can be found.

One early author, Hassan, was known as Shair-e-Darbaar-e-Risalat. Even before accepting Islam he was a poet, but after

embracing Islam he gave a new turn to his poetry and started writing Na'ats in honor of Muhammad. He was famous for his

poetry that defended Muhammad in response to rival poets that attacked him and his religion. Therefore, Hassan is known as

the first Sana-Khawaan (Naat reciter) of that time. After that many a poet followed this trend and totally dedicated

themselves to writing Naats.
Tala' al Badru 'Alayna, a song sung to the Prophet Muhammad during his completion of migration to Medina in 622 CE, is

believed to be one of the earliest naats.

Language

Commonly the term Naat-Shareef (Exalted Poetry) is reserved and used for poetry in the praise of Muhammad written in Pashto,

Bengali, Urdu, English, Turkish, Persian, Arabic, Punjabi and Sindhi Language.
In the Arabic language, Naat is usually referred as Madih (praise), or simply as Nasheed (poetry) or Anasheed (plural). The

latter two terms can describe any type of religious poetry.


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