Although some say the melody was composed by Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Tunisian musicologist Salah El Mahdi claims the melody for the anthem was composed by the poet Ahmed Kheireddine while the original music for the poem was composed by Zakariyya Ahmad.
Nors kartais sakoma, kad himno kompozitorius yra Mohammed Abdel Wahab, tačiau tunisiečių muzikologas Salah El Mahdi tvirtina, kad muziką himnui parašė poetas Ahmed Kheireddine, o originali peomos muzika yra Zakariyya Ahmad.