Little birds would descend and settle upon his back

Reference: Hilyatul-Awliyaa wa-Tabaqaat al-Asfiyaa v4 p212

al-A’mash رحمه الله said:

When Ibraaheem at-Teemee would prostrate, little birds would [descend and] settle upon his back, as if he was a wooden fence.


Translation originally published on 21 November, 2014.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.