naʽat

{{Short description|Poetry in praise of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad}}

Na{{ayin}}at ({{langx|bn|নাত}} and {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|نعت}}}}) is poetry in praise of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. The practice is popular in South Asia (Bangladesh, Pakistan and India), commonly in Bengali, Punjabi, or Urdu. People who recite Na{{ayin}}at are known as Na{{ayin}}at Khawan or sana{{ayin}}a-khua{{ayin}}an. Exclusive "Praise to Allah" and Allah alone is called Hamd, not to be confused with 'Na'at'.{{cite web|title=Na{{ayin}}at Sharif ( Meaning of Na{{ayin}}at & Hamd )- Na{{ayin}}at by Sahaba-e-Ikhram|url=http://sufisaints.com/forumss/index.php?topic=642.0|website=sufisaints.com website|publisher=Sufi Saints|access-date=7 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113062202/http://sufisaints.com/forumss/index.php?topic=642.0|archive-date=13 January 2017}}[https://www.definitions.net/definition/naat/ Definition of Naat on definitions.net website] Retrieved 7 December 2018[https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123609/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/naat Definition of Naat in English on oxforddictionaries.com website] Retrieved 7 December 2018

In Arab countries, lyrics and praises said for Muhammad are called madih nabawi.

History

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 Na'ats in honor of Muhammad.'URDU ZABAN MEIN NA{{ayin}}T GŪ{{ayin}}Ī KA FUN' (Literary Criticism) Book in URDU by Syed Waheed Ashraf His poetry defended Muhammad in response to rival poets who attacked him and his religion.{{cn|date=November 2023}}

Tala{{ayin}} al Badru {{ayin}}Alayna is a traditional Islamic poem known as nasheed recited to Muhammad when he moved to Medina in 622 CE.{{cite web|url=http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/ihame/Sec2.htm|title=Islam and Islamic History in Arabia and the Middle East|website=islamicity.com website|access-date=7 December 2018}}

Language

Commonly, the term naʽat shareef ({{Lit|exalted poetry}}) is reserved for poetry in the praise of Muhammad. In Arabic, na'at is usually called madih ({{Lit|praise}}) or nasheed ({{Lit|poetry}}), although the latter can describe any type of religious poetry.

Urdu Na'at anthologies

Hadaiqe Bakshish by Ahmad Raza Khan
Wasail e Bakhsish by Muhammad Ilyas Qadri
Tajalliyāt, by Syed Waheed Ashraf First Ed.(1996), Second Ed.(2018) {{ISBN|978-93-85295-76-8}}, Maktaba Jamia Ltd, Shamshad Market, Aligarh 202002, India
Urdū zabān men̲ naʻt goʼī kā fann aur tajallīyāt, 2001 ({{OCLC|50912916}}) by Syed Waheed Ashraf
Safeena e Bakhshish by Akhtar Raza Khan (Azhari Miya)