The Meccan Revelations: Page 346 from Volume Two

Muhammad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Hibat al-Rahman, on the authority of Abu al-Qasm ibn Hawazin, saying: I heard Muhammad ibn al-Husayn saying: I heard Ahmad ibn Ali saying: I heard Ibrahim ibn Fatik saying: I heard Samunun while he was sitting talking in the mosque about love, and a small bird came close to him, then came closer and continued to approach until he sat on his hand. Then he struck the ground with his beak until blood flowed from it and it died. This is the act of love in the bird. God made the words of this sheikh understandable, so the condition overcame him and the power of love ruled over him. A sermon to those present and an argument against the plaintiffs. God gave us abundant luck from it, but He strengthened us against it. By God, I would find more love than if it were put in place. In my opinion, the sky would have collapsed, the stars would have become dark, and the mountains would have gone. This is my taste for them, but my true strength is in them th