تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 12.45.1

12.45.1

Shaykh ʿAlī al-Ḥaydarī lived in the city of Kanbāya on the coast of Hind. He was of great standing, well known and of wide renown. Merchants at sea would make many vows to him, and when they arrived they would begin by greeting him. He had insight into their affairs: sometimes one of them would make a vow and then regret it, and when he came to greet the shaykh, the shaykh would tell him what he had vowed to him and order him to fulfil it. This happened to him many times and he became famous for it.