Better: Tusamma Pdf

The text is a Qasida (a traditional form of Arabic and Islamic lyric poetry) composed by , a legendary figure in the Tijaniyyah Sufi order in Nigeria. The PDF documents floating across digital libraries generally contain the transcribed Hausa verses or scanned copies of the original handwritten pages of this poetic manual. Adherents use the PDF to:

The term Litafin Tusamma literally translates to the in Hausa. The word Tusamma itself is derived from Arabic and references calling, naming, or addressing. tusamma pdf

The lines of the Tusamma text have become so culturally embedded in West African Islamic society that they have birthed a whole genre of religious and contemporary music. Many Hausa and West African musicians adapt the Qasida into songs: The text is a Qasida (a traditional form