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A Hamd (Arabic: حمد) is a poem or song in praise of Allah. A hamd is usually written in either Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, or Urdu. Sung hamd can be found in qawwali performances. Hamd comes from the Qu'ran which Muslims believe is Allah's word. It is equivalent to the word "Praise" in English language. "All things praise you (Allah)" (Quran)
Hamd is sung all over the Muslim world from Indonesia to Morocco. However in the past few years, Pakistan has been the hub for Hamds.
Some well-known hamd singers are Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, along with his nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, the Sabri Brothers, and Qari Waheed Zafar.
Modern English language singers of hamd are Yusuf Islam, Sami Yusuf, Nusrullah Khan Noori and the quintet Aashiq al-Rasul.
'Hamd' is also used extensively in Christian religious music from India and Pakistan and all over the world where people from this region are found. 'Hamd' is not the exclusive domain of any religion. As pointed out - it denotes praise to a deity, it is more extensively used in the Muslim world. It is usually used in conjunction with the Sanna and referred to as 'Hamd - o - Sanna'.
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