Abstract
Having different connotations in various Islamic countries, nashid mainly stands for an Islamic Song. The present article introduces nashid, explains its importance and sheds light on its numerous aspects and usages in the society such as: teaching, preaching, and entertainment. The article also discusses difference between Islamic and Religious nashids; difficulties faced by the Islamic nashid; most important schools of Islamic nashid, famous Munshidun in Arabic countries and all over the world and famous poets whose poems were converted to songs, such as ‘Umar Baha al-Din al-Amiri.
Keyword(s)
Islamic Nashid, Islamic literature, ‘Umar Baha al-Din al-Amiri