In fact Ameer helped popularise the naat genre in Urdu poetry and the popularity of his naats proved to be a trend-setter among other poets.

Since almost every Urdu poet has composed at least a few couplets in praise of the Prophet (PBUH), the history of Urdu naat poetry is as old as Urdu poetry itself.

This past week, the Islam Gymkhana at Marine Lines hosted a unique event. A group of non-Muslim poets were invited to recite naat or panegyric poems a.