Hamd is a genre of devotional poetry, found across Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Bengali, Punjabi and Urdu literatures, composed exclusively in praise of God. Its name echoes the Quranic phrase al-hamdu li-llah, praise be to God, which opens the Quran's first chapter, Al-Fatiha, immediately after the invocation of God's name, and hamd compositions circulate among Muslim communities from Indonesia to Morocco. In Qawwali performance a hamd traditionally opens the set, a convention associated with performers such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and the Sabri Brothers.
Facts
Place of OriginArabic Quranic tradition 1 Notable Example Defining TraitA word or composition that exclusively praises God 1 Sources
1. Hamd, Wikipedia
Lead section, etymology
The word 'Hamd' comes from the Qur'an, and الحَمْد لله is the epithet or locution which, after the Bismillah, establishes the first verse of the first chapter of the Qur'an, al Fatiha Mubarak (the opening).
Hamd singers section
Some well-known Hamd singers are Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the Sabri Brothers, Najam Sheraz, Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi and Muhammad al-Muqit.
Lead section, definition
Hamd (Arabic: حمد, romanized: ḥamd, lit. 'praise') is a word that exclusively praises God, whether written or spoken.
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