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'''Na{{ayin}}at''' ({{lang-bn|[[wikt:নাত|নাত]]}}; [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|[[wikt:نعت|نعت]]}}}}) is [[Islamic poetry|poetry]] in praise of the Islamic prophet, [[Muhammad]]. The practice is popular in South Asia (Bangladesh, Pakistan and India), commonly in [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Punjabi language|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'.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>[https://www.definitions.net/definition/naat/ Definition of Naat on definitions.net website] Retrieved 7 December 2018</ref><ref>[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</ref><br />
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In Arab countries, lyrics and praises said for Muhammad are called [[Madih nabawi]].<br />
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==History==<br />
It is difficult to trace the history of Na{{ayin}}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.<ref>'URDU ZABAN MEIN NA{{ayin}}T GŪ{{ayin}}Ī KA FUN' (Literary Criticism) Book in URDU by Syed Waheed Ashraf</ref> He was famous for his poetry that defended Muhammad in response to rival poets who attacked him and his religion. Therefore, Hassan is known as the first ''sana-khawaan'' (na{{ayin}}at reciter) of that time. After that many a poet followed this trend and totally dedicated themselves towards writing of na{{ayin}}ats.<br />
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[[Talaʽ al-Badru ʽAlayna|Tala{{ayin}} al Badru {{ayin}}Alayna]], is a traditional Islamic poem known as nasheed recited to Muhammad during his completion of migration to Medina in 622 CE,<ref>{{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}}</ref> is believed to be one of the earliest na{{ayin}}ats.<br />
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==Language==<br />
Commonly the term ''naʽat shareef'' (exalted poetry) is reserved for poetry in the praise of Muhammad. In Arabic, na'at is usually called ''[[Madih nabawi|madih]]'' (praise) or ''[[nasheed]]'' (poetry), although the latter can describe any type of religious poetry.<br />
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==Urdu Na'at anthologies==<br />
*''Hadaiqe Bakshish'' by [[Ahmad Raza Khan]]<br />
*''Wasail e Bakhsish'' by [[Muhammad Ilyas Qadri]]<br />
*''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<br />
*''Urdū zabān men̲ naʻt goʼī kā fann aur tajallīyāt'', 2001 ({{OCLC|50912916}}) by [[Syed Waheed Ashraf]]<br />
*''Safeena e Bakhshish'' by [[Akhtar Raza Khan]] (Azhari Miya)<br />
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==Notable Na'at khawans==<br />
===Na'at poets===<br />
*[[Hassan ibn Thabit]]<br />
*[[Meher Ali Shah|Pir Syed Meher Ali Shah]]<br />
*[[Amir Khusro]]<br />
*[[Mian Muhammad Bakhsh]]<br />
*[[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi|Ahmed Raza Khan]]<br />
*[[Naseer-uddin-Naseer|Pir Syed Naseer-uddin-Naseer]]<br />
*[[Mustafa Raza Khan]]<br />
*[[Muhammad Ilyas Qadri]]<br />
*[[Mushtaq Qadri]]<br />
*[[Syed Waheed Ashraf]]<br />
*[[Muzaffar Warsi]]<br />
*[[Akhtar Raza Khan]]<br />
*[[Muhammad Iqbal]]<br />
*[[Behzad Lucknavi]]<br />
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===Urdu Na'at reciters===<br />
*[[Syed Sabihuddin Rehmani]]<br />
*[[Junaid Jamshed]]<br />
*[[Abrar ul Haq]]<br />
*[[Syed Fasihuddin Soharwardy]]<br />
*[[Siddiq Ismail]]<br />
*[[Khursheed Ahmad]]<br />
*[[Abdul Rauf Rufi]]<br />
*[[Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi]]<br />
*[[Bekal Utsahi]]<br />
*[[Ajmal Sultanpuri]]<br />
*[[Mushtaq Qadri]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Hamd]]<br />
*[[Islam in South Asia]]<br />
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