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English: Fa'inna ma'al Asur Yasuran (So Verily).
The poem was written in response to an acrostic based on the Qur'anic verse "So verily, with every difficulty there is relief" (Surah 94:5), composed by Muhammad Bello during a threat to Sokoto by Gobir and Tuareg forces. Bello had written it for Asma'u before marching to meet the approaching army.[1] She completed her reply likely hours before the battle ended. It is the first indication of literary collaboration between the two siblings.[2]
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Source Special Collections, SOAS Library
Author Nana Asma'u (1793–1864)

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  1. ↑ Hunwick, John O. (1995) Arabic Literature Of Africa The Writings Of Central Sudanic Africa 2, E J Brill, pp. 162–165
  2. ↑ Boyd, Jean (1997) Collected Works Of Nana Asmau Daughter Of Usman Dan Fodiyo 1793, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, pp. 28–29

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