What is Naat نعت ?
A Naat (Persian: نعت ) is poetry that specifically praises the prophet Muhammad. Most of the famous scholars of Islam, including direct followers of Muhammad, wrote Naat in the earliest days of Islam. One of Muhammad's followers was Hassan-bin-Thaabit, famous for his poetry that defended Muhammad in response to rival poets that attacked Muhammad and his religion by means of poetry.

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

In the Arabic language, Naat is usually referred as Nasheed (poetry) or Anasheed (plural). It is a general term that could describe any type of religious poetry.

Anasheed or Naat usually is not accompanied by musical instruments. However some scholars have allowed a small drum (daff) that is open from one end to be used. Usually, poetry that is accompanied with musical instruments are called Ghinaa (music).