naat khwani

E169437

Naat khwani is a devotional form of Islamic recitation in which poetry is sung in praise of the Prophet Muhammad, often performed at religious gatherings and celebrations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
naat khwani canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic devotional practice ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ
religious recitation ⓘ
associatedWith Sufi traditions ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
commonLanguages Arabic ⓘ
Bengali ⓘ
Pashto ⓘ
linked to: Pashto language

Persian ⓘ
Punjabi ⓘ
linked to: Punjabi language

Sindhi ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
culturalRole community bonding ⓘ
expression of devotion ⓘ
religious education ⓘ
distinguishedFrom quran recitation ⓘ
secular music ⓘ
languageRegion South Asia ⓘ
mayInclude choral responses ⓘ
percussion accompaniment ⓘ
medium audio recordings ⓘ
live performance ⓘ
video recordings ⓘ
musicalCharacteristics melodic chanting ⓘ
rhythmic recitation ⓘ
performedAs sung poetry ⓘ
vocal recitation ⓘ
performedAt Eid gatherings ⓘ
Islamic celebrations ⓘ
Mawlid gatherings ⓘ
linked to: Mawlid

Ramadan events ⓘ
Urs ceremonies ⓘ
milad ceremonies ⓘ
religious gatherings ⓘ
performedBy naat khwan ⓘ
primaryFocus praise of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
purpose to commemorate Islamic occasions ⓘ
to inspire love of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
to strengthen faith ⓘ
relatedForm hamd ⓘ
naat ⓘ
qasida ⓘ
qawwali ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
thematicFocus love for the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
praise of the Prophet’s character ⓘ
praise of the Prophet’s miracles ⓘ
respect for the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
supplication ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islamic music → hasForm → naat khwani ⓘ