تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 13.69.4

13.69.4

The city of Hīlī is venerated by Muslims and infidels alike because of its congregational mosque, for it is of great blessing and shining with light. Seafarers make many vows to it, and it has a great treasury of wealth under the supervision of the preacher Ḥusayn and of Ḥasan al-Wazzān, the head of the Muslims. In this mosque there is a body of students studying the sciences who receive stipends from the mosque's funds. It has a kitchen in which food is prepared for travellers coming and going and for feeding the poor Muslims there.