In this video prominent Urdu poet Hamid Amrohavi recites his Na'ats at the Na'ati'yah Mushiarah (poetic slam) in Muradabad, India. A Na`at (نعت) is a form of poetic expression that expresses the love and praise for prophet Muhammad (pbuh/saw).
Mr. Hamid Amrohavi hails from Amroha, UP, the intellectual capital of Urdu scholars, writers and poets. Mr. Hamid Amrohavi is keeping his father Hafiz Mirza Abid al-Ra'uf aka Rauf Amrohavi's tradition of Na'tiya poetry alive. Mr. Rauf Amrohavi, a college lecturer, dedicated his entire life composing eulogies of the prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Three volumes of his Na'tiya poetry titled Lakhlakh-e-Mahamid, Gulrang-e-Takkhayyul, and Kauser-e-Rahmat have been published. All of his sons have kept his tradition of writing Na'tiya poetry alive.
Read a Book Review of Mr. hamid Amrohavi's collection of Na'ats "Joo-e-Bar-e-Bakhshish ( Streams of Perpetual Blessings):
http://pakistanlink.org/Commentary/2009/Dec09/25/01.HTM
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