تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 13.64.4

13.64.4

In front of him lay a cloak of camel's wool. I turned it over with my hand, and he gave it to me. In my hand I had a rosary of Zaylaʿ; he turned it over in my hand, so I gave it to him. He rubbed it with his hand, smelled it and kissed it, and pointed to the sky and then towards the direction of the qibla. My companions did not understand his gesture, but I understood from him that he was indicating that he was a Muslim who hid his Islam from the people of that island and lived on those coconuts. When we took leave of him I kissed his hand; my companions disapproved of this, and he understood their disapproval, so he took my hand, kissed it, smiled, and signed to us to depart. We departed, and I was the last of my companions to go out. He pulled at my garment, I turned my head back to him, and he gave me ten dinars. When we had left him my companions said to me, "Why did he pull you?" I said to them, "He gave me these dinars," and I gave Ẓahīr al-Dīn three of them and Sunbul three, and said to them, "The man is a Muslim. Did you not see how he pointed to the sky? He was indicating that he knows God Most High. And he pointed to the qibla, indicating his knowledge of the Messenger, upon him be peace, and his taking the rosary confirms it." When I said this to them they went back to him, but did not find him, and we set sail at that very hour.