Rehmat-e-Alam, Noor-e-Mujassam SAW | Hafiz Naeem Nasir | SKJT Productions | Exclusive | 2021
Channel: Syeda Khatoon e Jannat Trust
Date: 01/02/2021

Naʽat (Bengali: নাত, Urdu: نعت‎) is poetry in praise of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. The practice is popular in South Asia (Bangladesh, Pakistan and India), commonly in Bengali, Pashto, Punjabi or Urdu. People who recite Naʽat are known as Naʽat Khawan or sanaʽa-khuaʽan. Exclusive "Praise to Allah" and Allah alone is called Hamd, not to be confused with 'Na'at'.

In Arab countries, lyrics and praises said for Muhammad SAW are called Madih Nabawi SAW.

It is difficult to trace the history of Naʽat 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 ﷺ. He was famous for his poetry that defended Muhammad ﷺ in response to rival poets who attacked him and his religion. Therefore, Hassan is known as the first sana-khawaan (naʽat reciter) of that time. After that many, a poet followed this trend and totally dedicated themselves towards the writing of naʽats.

Talaʽ al Badru ʽAlayna is a traditional Islamic poem known as nasheed recited to Muhammad ﷺ during his completion of migration to Medina in 622 CE, is believed to be one of the earliest naʽats. 

Commonly the term Na'at-Shareef (exalted poetry) is reserved and used for poetry in the praise of Muhammad written in Pashto, Bengali, Urdu, English, Turkish, Persian, Arabic, Punjabi, Sindhi & Kashmiri.

In Arabic, Na'at is usually called madih (praise) or nasheed (poetry), although the latter can describe any type of religious poetry.

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