 For example, on the ship to Gabon, forbidden from praying, Bamba is said to have broken his leg-irons, leapt overboard into the ocean, and prayed on a prayer rug that miraculously appeared on the surface of the water.In addition, when the French put him in a furnace, he is said to have simply sat down and had tea with Muhammad.In a den of hungry lions, it is said the lions slept beside him.