In Attar's Elahi Nameh, both "The Tale of the Old Man of Bukhara" and "The Tale of the Three Captives" utilize the marginalized figure of the mukhannath (or hayiz, effeminate man) to critique superficial piety and subvert established social hierarchies. In the former, the mukhannath rebukes an arrogant elder by emphasizing that true spiritual rank remains hidden until the Day of Judgment. In the latter, a similar socially outcast figure demonstrates uncompromising faith by choosing death over idolatry, which contrasts sharply with the cowardly legalism of a scholar and an Alawite. Comparing these narratives highlights Attar's recurrent pedagogical strategy: elevating the most socially despised individuals to expose the spiritual emptiness of outward religious respectability.