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HISTORY OF NAATS
It is difficult to tell when
Na'at Khawani started since no authenticated record of it was found.
On a more regularized basis, prophet Muhammad's (saw) companion Hassan ibn Thabit started this work. He
was also 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 prophet Muhammad
(saw).[1] He
was famous for his poetry that defended prophet Muhammad (saw) 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.
Islamic
poetry is rich in the praise of prophet Muhammad (saw). Rarely has there been
any Muslim poet who has not written about him. This
is mainly inspired from the Islamic Hadith that each act of veneration will
result in ten blessings of God on the person who venerates.
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