A Na`at (Arabic: نعت‎) is a poetry that specifically praises the Islamic prophet Muhammad (صلي الله عليه و سلم). Many of the famous scholars in the earlier days of Islam wrote Naat. People who recite Naat are known as Naat-Khua'an or Sana'a-Khua'an.

It is difficult to trace the history of Na'at Khawani since no authenticated record of when it was initiated can be found. On a more regularized basis, prophet Muhammad's companion Hassan ibn Thabit started this work. He was also known as Shair-e-Darbaar-e-Risalat. Even before accepting Islam he was a poet, but after embracing Islam he gave a new turn to his poetry and started writing Na'ats in honor of prophet Muhammad (saw). He was famous for his poetry that defended prophet Muhammad in response to rival poets that attacked him and his religion. Therefore Hassan is known as the first Sana-Khawaan (Naat reciter) of that time. After that many a poet followed this trend and totally dedicated themselves to writing Naats.

Islamic poetry is rich in the praise of prophet Muhammad (saw). Rarely has there been any Muslim poet who has not written about him. This is mainly inspired from the Islamic Hadith that each act of veneration will result in ten blessings of God on the person who venerates.^{[citation needed]}.

Farhan Ali Qadri (Urdu:فرحان علی قادری) was born on October 1, 1995 in Jacobabad, Pakistan. He gained recognition as a Naat Khawan of Pakistan and recited naats in various languages such as Urdu, Sindhi, Saraiki and Punjabi; he even recited naats in Bengali and English.

Farhan grew up in Jacobabad. He belongs to a Baloch family; his father is Fazal Muhammad. Farhan Ali started reciting naats at the age of five; he used to recite naats in his school, Milad. He achieved widespread recognition for his recital of the nasheed “Noor wala aaia hay”.

He has toured extensively in Pakistan, and performed in other countries including Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Mauritius.

He released several albums, and performed live on various Pakistani television channels.

Farhan Ali Qadri has won various awards at national, provincial and district levels. He generally performs 3-6 live concerts (mehfils) every week.