Hausa has also been written in ajami, an Arabic alphabet, since the early 17th century. The first known work to be written in Hausa is Riwayar Nabi Musa by Abdullahi Suka in the 17th century. There is no standard system of using ajami, and different writers may use letters with different values. Short vowels are written regularly with the help of vowel marks, which are seldom used in Arabic texts other than the Quran. Many medieval Hausa manuscripts in ajami, similar to the Timbuktu Manuscripts, have been discovered recently; some of them even describe constellations and calendars.
Hausa has also been written in ajami an Arabic alphabet since the early 17th century The first known work to be written in Hausa is Riwayar Nabi Musa by Abdullahi Suka in the 17th century There is no standard system of using ajami and different writers may use letters with different values Short vowels are written regularly with the help of vowel marks which are seldom used in Arabic texts other than the Quran Many medieval Hausa manuscripts in ajami similar to the Timbuktu Manuscripts have been discovered recently; some of them even describe constellations and calendars